Periscope

• Links And Photos Will Reportedly No Longer Count Toward Twitter’s 140 Character Limit
• Influencer Marketing Platform TheAmplify Acquired By Tech Company You & Mr Jones

  You & Mr. Jones took an undisclosed majority stake in theAmplify, which was founded by the entrepreneur Justin Rezvani in 2013 at age 25.

  
• Al Roker Launches Roker Media, Which He Describes As The World’s First Live Streaming Network

  Roker Media will work with influencers to develop shows in categories including food, music, and sports to appear on leading livestreaming platforms.

  
• Periscope Celebrates 1-Year Birthday With 200 Million Total Broadcasts, 110 Years Of Daily Watch Time

  Periscope announced that it has hosted 200 million broadcasts since its inception and now accounts for 110 years of watch time every day.

  
• Comedy Central’s ‘@Midnight’ Streams Episode Exclusively On Periscope During SXSW
• Meerkat Has Abandoned Live Streaming To Launch A Video-Centric Social Network
• In Annual Report, Twitter Lists ‘Live Streaming Video’ As Top Priority For 2016
• Twitter Weaves Periscope Into Its Social Feed
• Periscope Hits 10 Million Users, 40 Years Of Content Watched Per Day
• Stream Con Headliner Al Roker Talks Live Streaming, New Media, And Crossing Platforms
• Matthew Santoro, Nicole Arbour Use Periscope To Film Music Video
• Chernin Group, AT&T, Fullscreen’s ‘@SummerBreak’ Returns With New Networks, Teens