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Now You Can Watch Facebook Videos on Your TV

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February 14, 2017, 3:10 PM ET

Facebook is launching an app for smart TVs that will help the social network’s users enjoy its videos on a bigger screen.

The app will roll out soon from app stores for Apple TV (AAPL), Samsung Smart TV (SSNLF), and Amazon Fire TV (AMZN), the company said in a blog post on Tuesday.

The blog post also said users can scroll through their news feed and simultaneously watch videos on their timeline.

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Sound also fades in and out as one scrolls through videos in news feed now. Videos in news feed have previously played silently—one needed to tap on a video to hear its sound.

The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Facebook (FB) was creating an app for TV set-top boxes that would bring the company closer to live video and video advertisements.

Related: Facebook Looks for Music Deals as It Tries to Challenge YouTube

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg during a post-earnings call said this month that the company expected a major ramp-up in hiring and other spending during 2017 as it invests in video and other priorities.

The company last year expanded its live video product, Facebook Live—a potential threat to broadcast television.

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