BBC Sport launches Facebook app
BBC Sport has launched a Facebook application providing live streams of major sports events, including Wimbledon and up to 24 streams of Olympics coverage.
App users can watch events with friends who are also online and 'like' and comment on each stream.
A beta version of the app is available for Wimbledon, offering BBC's network TV coverage plus up to six extra match streams from across the courts. Live chat functionality will be added in time for the Olympics.
Phil Fearnley, General Manager BBC News & Knowledge, said: "It's a core part of the BBC's mission to bring our quality content to audiences wherever they are, so I'm very excited to be able to offer sport fans on Facebook a really distinctive live streaming experience.
"With our Facebook app we aim to bring even greater value to our online audiences, enabling them to watch together and share their excitement. We hope to use it to test the benefits of social viewing, as part of our ambition to deliver more innovative and transformative experiences to sports fans."
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