**Updated at 5pm PT** Jump directly to the updated comparison. Ninja shocked the gaming world yesterday when he announced he’s leaving Twitch to stream exclusively on Mixer, Microsoft’s live streaming platform. As one of the largest streamers on the largest gaming live streaming site, many see it as a pretty big shake up and an opportunity […]
Looking to give your audience a unique viewing experience? Want to stream with friends without causing your viewers to use twice the bandwidth by watching two streams? Using our RTMP Source feature, turn your stream into a collaboration using Studio in combination with your usual broadcasting software! Setting up your first multiplayer stream Our multiplayer […]
Key Delivery to streamline managing game keys benefiting Broadcasters, Publishers and Indie Developers CHICAGO, June 5, 2019 — Lightstream, an innovator in live streaming technology, today announced its recently acquired platform Arsenal.gg, the industry-leading discovery and analytics tool for live video game streaming content, will add automated game key delivery for game publishers and developers. […]
Starting today we’ll be retiring our experimental feature section, Lightstream Labs. Labs was designed to be an environment to test experimental new features. With some time out in the wild, we’re excited to be rolling the majority of these features directly into Lightstream Studio! Here’s what this change means going forward: What’s Staying? The majority […]
Many of our favorite video moments are accompanied by a favorite musical score. Whether it’s John Williams’ composition in the background as we’re led into Jurassic Park or the perfectly synced playlists of Baby Driver and Guardians of the Galaxy, music has a way of taking video up a notch. And that’s not limited to […]
DiGiovanni is a Seasoned Executive and Recognized Thought Leader in Gaming and Esports with 18 Years of Experience in the Media, Technology and Video Game Industries CHICAGO, May 21, 2019 — Lightstream, an innovator in live streaming technology, today announced that Sundance DiGiovanni, co-founder of Major League Gaming, will be appointed to its Board […]
May 9th Changelog Changes: We’ve updated our UI to more accurately reflect where your Mixer Feed will show up on stream. Previously it was forced to the bottom layer in order to improve stream performance, without indication that this occurred. Fixes: Turns out you can teach an old slideshow new tricks. Slideshows will now update […]
Live streaming is a relatively new medium for businesses to explore, and it seems that the best practices aren’t yet solidly established. When approached creatively, live video can offer you endless opportunities. Furthermore, it doesn’t really depend on what the exact nature of your occupation is. You can be a content creator, a blogger, or […]
April 23rd Changelog Fixes: Our support chat will now correctly open after your first time logging in. We promise we want to talk to you! If you try to add a streaming destination that’s tied to another Lightstream account, you’ll once again receive an error stating that this is the case STUDIO: YouTube users should […]
CHICAGO, April 9, 2019 — Lightstream, an innovator in live streaming, today announced that it has acquired the technology behind GameWisp’s former monetization platform for gaming content creators. Previously, the technology-powered subscription services for streamer communities in exchange for benefits, exclusive content, and additional interaction. Lightstream will utilize GameWisp’s transaction and reward engine technology to […]
