19-08-2019 23:54 via theverge.com

Reddit launches five-day live-streaming test

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is testing out something that, if successful, could help it take on platforms like Twitch and YouTube — live-streaming. The company today announced its first broadcasting tool, which it’s calling the “Reddit Public Access Network.” The software will let eligible users live-stream to a new subreddit called r/pan.
Users who want to tune into broadcasts can do so directly from the subreddit, but top streams will appear on Reddi
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