Facebook Opens Live Video to Other Apps and Devices
Today at its annual developer conference, Facebook unveiled an API for its live video platform. This means that apps and devices other than phones will soon be able to stream videos to the site. The drone queue.
Facebook is working hard to make live video the centerpiece of the site, with a new prominent in-app button and video detection tab to show live and popular videos that might interest you. Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated the API by streaming live video from the DJI Phantom 3 drone, of course. And I can tell you from experience that media organizations have been pushing for streaming from higher-end cameras and microphones, not just smartphones, so you can expect to see more professional live broadcasts on their feed soon.