Go Live on Twitter
3 min Best Practice
3 min Best Practice
Share your stories as they unfold with live video on Twitter. Whether you’re broadcasting live from the studio, the sidelines, the red carpet, the scene of a breaking news event, or just because you want to connect with your followers, Twitter offers easy-to-use tools to share what’s happening.
With Media Studio Producer and a flexible API for professional broadcasts, as well as well as a one-touch broadcasting from the Twitter app, our live video toolkit has your broadcasting needs covered.
Share your story as it happens
Give people a way to watch what they’re tweeting about.
Live video is one of the most engaging formats on Twitter.
Producer allows publishers to launch professionally-produced live broadcasts on Twitter directly from Media Studio. With flexible settings, Producer makes it easy to add Twitter to your video distribution strategy.
Learn more about Producer here.
Twitter is where to see what’s happening in the world, from breaking news to major live events. You can easily create live videos, powered by Periscope, to share what’s happening live directly from the Twitter app on your phone.
Learn more about broadcasting with the Twitter app here.
— JARED LETO (@JaredLeto) April 4, 2018
The Periscope app provides another easy way to live-stream from your phone, enabling you to share what’s happening around you with the world as it happens.
Learn more about broadcasting with Periscope here.
Update as of Dec 15, 2020: Periscope and the Super Broadcaster program are shutting down on March 31, 2021. Learn more here.
We also now offer an API for third-party devices and services to stream professional video directly to Twitter. If you’re a developer of encoders, cameras, streaming software, and similar applications, learn more about our Periscope API here.