Snapchat ‘reboots’ social TV
Television broadcasters' innovation in mobile-native content and formats is rebooting a second-generation of social TV on Snapchat, according to the latest Futurescape research
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Television broadcasters' innovation in mobile-native content and formats is rebooting a second-generation of social TV on Snapchat, according to the latest Futurescape research
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