Thursday, December 17, 2015

New YouTube Live Streaming Features

New YouTube Live Streaming Features
Sure to be of interest to members of the community!

Originally shared by Peggy K

Updates to the YouTube Live Streaming API: Live Chat, Fan Funding, Sponsors - XSplit, Gameshow, Nightbot, Discord demonstrate integration uses

A whole bunch of new additions to the Live Streaming API, getting you access to all those great chat messages, fan funding alerts and new sponsor messages!

* Fan Funding events, which occur when a user makes a one-time voluntary payment to support a creator.

* Live Chat events, which allow you to read the content of a YouTube live chat in real time, as well as adding new chat messages on behalf of the authenticated channel.

* Live Chat bans, which enable the automated application of chat “time-outs” and “bans.”

* Sponsors, which allows access to a list of YouTube users that are sponsoring the channel. A sponsor provides recurring monetary support to a creator and receives special benefits.

A number of companies had early access and are launching new features.

Show off your live chat with an overlay in XSplit Broadcaster using their new YouTube Live Chat plugin

https://www.xsplit.com/blog/youtube-live-chat-viewer-is-now-available-in-xsplit-broadcaster

Looking for some help with moderating and managing your live chat?  Try out Nightbot, a chat bot that can perform a variety of moderating tasks specifically designed to create a more efficient and friendly environment for your community.

https://beta.nightbot.tv/

Add live chat, new sponsors and new fan funding announcements to an overlay with the latest beta of Gameshow.

http://www.gameshow.net/

Using our new Sponsorships feature? Discord will let you offer your sponsors access to private voice and text servers.

https://blog.discordapp.com/youtube-gaming-integration/

More information:
http://youtube-eng.blogspot.com/2015/12/chat-it-up-streamers-new-live-chat-fan.html

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