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Looks pretty clear that Facebook and Twitter are all-in on live video for the medium to long term. Twitter even has live broadcasting deals with NFL, MLB and NB
by pbreit 10y ago
Looks pretty clear that Facebook and Twitter are all-in on live video for the medium to long term. Twitter even has live broadcasting deals with NFL, MLB and NBA.
- mgkimsal 10y agoI'm not sure that translates to full support for any random twitter user to be doing 'live' broadcasts. It may not be a huge impact on the infrastructure, but when cost-cutting comes up again, unless they're monetizing it somehow, I'd expect "random joe live-video broadcasting" to be on the chopping block. MLB? NFL? NBA? I'm sure money's being exchanged to make it worthwhile to handle that.
- downandout 10y agoAgreed. I wasn't including professional broadcasts in my comments about Periscope. There will always be a market for live pro sports, newscasts, etc.
- jfb 10y agoFor an engineer not to be actively looking, you have to believe that Twitter will be around for the foreseeable future. That seems like a sucker's bet, to me.
- adw 10y agoThey'll lose to Twitch long-term.