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Twitter lets TV advertisers target tweets to viewers

The information network says it's ready to help marketers sync their TV ad campaigns with Twitter.

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Twitter said Tuesday that its opening up its TV ad-targeting technology to all U.S. advertisers that run national television spots and want to reach live viewers with synchronized in-tweet promotions.

Twitter, which had been calling the ad initiative "Twitter Amplify," markets the second-screen advertising play as an automated way to boost the impact of traditional broadcast advertising.

A beta version of the program kicked off in May. Early partners included a slew of networks and media companies like Viacom, Conde Nast, MLB.com, BBC America, FOX, ESPN, and The Weather Channel.