Twitter Urges Celebs, Media Biz to Stop Using Meerkat

TechCrunch: Twitter is doing whatever it can to help its live video streaming acquisition Periscope beat independent competitor Meerkat. The company reportedly has been contacting celebrities who use Meerkat, trying to convince them Meerkat is dying and that they should use Periscope instead. Sources also say Twitter has been in touch with media companies that use Meerkat, going so far as to imply that if they don’t exclusively use Periscope, it could cut off their access to Amplify.