Augmented content is about “adding a layer of utility and functionality to existing TV content”, be it social media, gaming or shopping elements, for example, says White, senior writer at Contagious. A BBC documentary on the Afghan war, for instance, could as such be augmented with historical data from Time magazine. And “what’s lovely is that broadcasters don’t have to do anything,” says White, as they can just bring in partners to provide that extra content.
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