YouTube Live Celebrates First Birthday, Now Lets Users Monetize Live Streams

It’s been a year since YouTube started streaming live video officially and to celebrate YouTube Live’s first birthday, the company has released a number of new features, including the option for publishers to charge viewers to watch live streams.

It’s been a year since YouTube started streaming live video officially and to celebrate YouTube Live’s first birthday, the company has released a number of new features, including the option for publishers to charge viewers to watch live streams.

Varun Talwar, YouTube partner product manager, announced the new features yesterday on the YouTube Creator blog.  “To celebrate the first birthday of YouTube Live, we went through the normal birthday thought process: rent a bouncy castle or bring in the magicians. 

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