Mediagazer: ConnecTV Acquires TweetTV To Add Real-Time Analytics To Its Social TV Platform (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

5:20 PM ET, June 30, 2014

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Adam Sherwin / The Independent:

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

ConnecTV Acquires TweetTV To Add Real-Time Analytics To Its Social TV Platform — Both Twitter and Facebook are vying for pole position as the platform of choice for social TV engagement — the place where viewers go to quip about TV shows in real time - but there are movements among pure-play startups to build up their positions, too.

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Ina Fried / Re/code:

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