Twitter has announced it’s acquiring live-TV clipping service SnappyTV, a platform that has been used by broadcasters and rights-holders for years to edit and broadcast snippets of TV across the social sphere. Launched in 2010, San Francisco-based SnappyTV has been been partnering with the likes of FOX Sports, NBC Sports, CBS, HBO, NBA NBA, and more. It basically lets broadcasters distribute near real-time video clips across the Web and social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook. For example, if you were to follow the NBA Twitter account, you may see something like this: Kawhi Leonard… “with the Connie Hawkins...

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