ABC Nightline TV show realtime Twitter enabled
There have been a lot of discussions and questions about the utility and merit of Twitter recently. So it’s timely for Twitter to come out with some interesting news.
Based on the known practice to follow conferences on twitter while speakers are on stage, starting tomorrow, ABC’s “Nightline” is expanding its ongoing relationship with Twitter to develop “NightTline,” a new half-hour digital program hosted by the show’s anchors and correspondents that provides a forum for viewers to simultaneously discuss and debate the news of the day through the prism of Twitter.
After years of wait for interactive TV, Twitter could prove to be the new connective tissue that was missing. Should be an interesting trend to watch, as it might change TV formats and programming. I am especially interested in how they will manage incoming tweet and make it all part of a conversation.
