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Bell Aliant rolls out new Twitter app for FibreOp TV

HALIFAX – Bell Aliant has launched a new Twitter app for its FibreOp TV service that it says integrates the best Twitter features with customers’ television programming on the biggest screen in the home. The free app allows users to share what show they’re watching, post a Tweet using their remote, read a Twitter feed while watching a show, view Tweets about a show being watched, and discover trending topics from across Canada. “FibreOp is the only network that brings the best of social media and the Internet to Atlantic Canadian TV screens”, said Andre LeBlanc, VP of residential services,...