Twitter adds ability to broadcast live videos from app
by Daily Sabah with AP
ISTANBULDec 16, 2016 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah with AP
Dec 16, 2016 12:00 am
Twitter is adding the ability for users to broadcast live video directly from its app, as it seeks to distinguish itself among social media rivals as the place for real-time connections and discussions.
The move follows Facebook, which launched live broadcasts for public figures in 2015 and everyone else this April, along with a bevy of smaller competitors that include Twitter's own Periscope app.
Twitter says it is not shutting Periscope down. Rather, the company hopes that the new Twitter feature will broaden its appeal.
Live video - by regular people as well as curated creations from celebrities - is growing. Twitter touts itself as the place to see what's happening now, and has had several livestreaming deals, including with the NFL and CBS News for the presidential debates.
"We started Periscope because we wanted to give people the superpower to share live video with an audience. Bringing this capability directly into the Twitter app is an important step because it brings that superpower to the hundreds of millions of people who use Twitter," said Kayvon Beykpour, CEO of Periscope in a press statement. "Twitter's already the place where people go to see what's happening. With this update, anyone can now broadcast what's happening live."
Members of the audience in a live video on Twitter can interact with the broadcaster by commenting and sending hearts to show their support. Tweets that contain live video can be Retweeted, liked, and shared anywhere that people can share a Tweet.
Anyone on Twitter can now create and Tweet live video with the latest Android and iOS updates.
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