Facebook may soon be making a big push into the TV market.
The social network is working on a video app for set-top boxes, like the Apple TV, that would feature "TV-quality" shows licensed by the company, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal.
Though Facebook has spent much of the last year pushing live video, the company is reportedly sees the new app as a place for longer, higher quality content. Facebook is currently trying to make deals with major studios to produce content for the yet-to-be released app, according to the report.
It's not clear when such an app may launch but it has apparently been in the works since last summer, when Facebook began a renewed push into video, according to the report. That also lines up with the company's hiring of College Humor cofounder Ricky Van Veen, who was tapped to lead "global creative strategy" and help Facebook develop original programming.
source@mashable
