Facebook debuts vertical video format and confirms forthcoming TV apps

Facebook wants be in your TV screen in 2017.
On Tuesday, the network launched new ways to watch videos on your iOS and Android device. You can now watch vertical videos in full-screen, autoplay videos with sound, and watch picture-in-picture while scrolling down your News Feed. In addition, Facebook confirmed the forthcoming launch of TV apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung Smart TV.
Previously, all videos on Facebook’s News Feed autoplayed on silent, and you had to tap on