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Facebook Live adds scheduling and pre-stream lobby: Here's why it's a great move

Those who engage in Facebook Live would know the difficult part is drawing a larger audience as you spontaneously start the Live.

Facebook testing streaming videos to TV via Chromecast or AirPlay

Facebook is testing a new feature to stream video including the live videos from its mobile app on the TVs either via AirPlay or Chromecast.

Facebook signs deals with media firms, celebrities for Live: Report

Facebook has signed deals worth more than $50 million with media companies and celebrities to create videos for its live-streaming service, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Facebook: Say Happy Birthday with a 15-second video on friends' timeline

Facebook will now allow users to wish Happy Birthday to their loved ones with a video!

Automatically captioning video ads can increase video view time by 12%: Facebook

Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday introduced new features for video ads on its website, including automated captioning for sound-off videos and other updates to help advertisers better use its platform.

Snapchat's daily video views triple to 6 billion: report

The number of videos viewed each day on Snapchat has tripled since May to 6 billion as the messaging app closes the gap with social media giant Facebook Inc, according to a report in the Financial Times that cites people close to the company.

Facebook begins testing feed to watch and share videos

In a move to take on video sharing site YouTube , Facebook is testing a new feature that will allow people to go and exclusively discover, watch and share videos that are relevant to them.

Facebook rolls out support for 360-degree videos for News Feed

Facebook Inc said its news feed for web and Android platform users will now support 360-degree videos. A 360 video gives an immersive experience to users by allowing them to view a scene from any angle.

New Facebook tool will detect unauthorised video posts

Soon it would not be easy to "steal" videos from Facebook as the social networking giant is introducing a video-matching tool designed to quickly identify videos that are duplicates of those already uploaded directly by their creators.

Facebook is reportedly testing a 'Watch Later' video button

With Facebook already clocking four billion daily video views, it is clearly one of the fastest growing content categories on the site.