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Facebook launches new app for watching videos on smart TVs

Social networking giant Facebook is launching a new app for smart TVs that will held the social network’s users to enjoy its videos on a bigger screen.

Facebook said in a blogpost on Tuesday that the app will roll out soon from app stores for Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV and Amazon Fire TV.

The blogpost also said users can scroll through their news feed and simultaneously watch videos on their timeline. Sound also fades in and out as one scrolls through videos in news feed now.

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