Judge OKs Dish lawsuit over Univision’s soccer livestreams

Dish and Univision haven’t been on the friendliest of terms for quite a while now, and we doubt this development will help bridge the widening gap between the two companies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Univision has failed to convince a judge to toss the lawsuit Dish filed over content it streamed on Facebook. The […]

‘GTA Online’ rewards you for watching Facebook livestreams

You now have good reasons to watch GTA Online streams besides the thrill of the gameplay itself. Now that the After Hours expansion is available, Rockstar is using Facebook’s In-Stream Rewards to give you free GTAO currency when you watch certain broadcasts. So long as you have your Facebook account linked to your Rockstar Games […]

Riders on the storm: Sailor livestreams Hurricane Irma from his boat (VIDEO)

Published time: 10 Sep, 2017 13:53 Edited time: 10 Sep, 2017 14:19 A man livestreamed Hurricane Irma from his boat in Key West, as the Category 4 storm prepared to make landfall over the lower Keys. The footage was broadcast from the sailing vessel Andromeda on the boat’s dedicated Facebook page. Footage was interrupted on […]

YouTube recommendations inadvertently serve up illegal livestreams

While live streaming is often associated with Facebook and Twitter these days, YouTube has been offering the feature for over five years now. Still, it’s only recently that the video giant has taken the phenomenon seriously — it’s finally letting some users broadcast from their phones, and it’s now easier to discover them via recommendations. […]

Samsung’s latest app livestreams your mobile gameplay

Even with the advent of Twitch, broadcasting mobile gameplay footage has been finicky for awhile. Samsung wants to make it easier with its new Game Live app for recent Samsung Galaxy handsets, as spotted by SamMobile. So long as your device is running Android 6.0 or newer, pushing your gameplay to Facebook, Twitch and YouTube […]

Livestream’s Mevo camera can broadcast to YouTube Live

Last year, Livestream’s Mevo became the first camera with integrated Facebook Live streaming. Now the video streaming platform is giving its device a few more major upgrades, including support for Android and YouTube Live. The camera can now broadcast to four platforms: its creator’s website (Livestream), Facebook Live, Periscope and YouTube Live. Plus, it can […]

Facebook reportedly in talks to bring MLB live-streams to its upcoming TV app

Facebook is reportedly in talks with Major League Baseball (MLB) to license live games from the upcoming season for its recently announced video app. A successful deal would provide a high-profile boost for the offering, which will see the social platform make the move to Samsung Smart TVs, and set-top boxes such as Apple TV, […]

Twitter is adding Periscope live-streams to its top trends feed

Twitter wants you to watch more videos. To help give user-generated clips and professional live-streams maximum exposure, the platform is surfacing video in more places. First up, Twitter is making sure you see more live video courtesy of Periscope in relation to breaking news and events. Now, when you access its trending feed within its […]