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December 19, 2013 02:09 am GMT

Lionsgate Hatches Plan to Turn Twitter Book Into TV Show

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Twitter's founding story made for an excellent book, and now television producers are hoping the story translates to your television screen.

On Wednesday, Lionsgate Television announced that it secured the rights to Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal, with plans to turn it into a TV series depicting Twitter's early days

See also: 25 Twitter Accounts to Make You Laugh

The book, a detailed account of Twitter's history written by New York Times columnist Nick Bilton, was released in November. Bilton will write the screenplay and serve as the show's producer, according to press release Read more...

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