Snapchat's 'Good Luck America' show placed on indefinite hiatus as platform scales back news ambitions
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Natalie Korach
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Summary
Peter Hamby's long-running Snapchat show "Good Luck America" has been placed on indefinite hiatus with no production schedule, signaling a retreat from Snap's original news series ambitions. The show, once described as "very popular" by Puck's Matthew Belloni, has not posted new episodes since March, and the platform appears to be moving away from news-oriented original programming.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledBelloni rattled off his many roles—from host of Puck's 'The Powers That Be' to what he described as the 'very popular' Snapchat show 'Good Luck America'—and dubbed him a 'video star.'
No new episodes have been posted on the ephemeral social platform since March
Status has learned the show is on indefinite hiatus, with no production schedule in place
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