Announcing sub-second streaming, official API, free link-in-bio site and more
For as long as I can remember, music and art have been cornerstones of my life. I still remember the feeling of buying my first album and skipping school to see a Tom Petty concert. My favorite memories come from the energy of shared live experiences, and these passions have shaped me into who I am today as a working songwriter in Los Angeles and conservatory-trained pianist.
Four years ago, as the global pandemic ushered us into a new digital age, I set out to build my dream platform—one that allowed the spirit of those live experiences to still thrive for creators like me.
Today, as we look to the future of LiveSpace, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on our incredible progress, announce our newest innovations, and outline our vision for the future: to ensure LiveSpace is a place where every voice finds its audience and every person finds their community.
Our Journey Together
In the few months since our beta launch, we've already seen over $25,000 in payments to creators, hosted 30,000 livestreams and accumulated 20,000 posts. LiveSpace has become a vibrant tapestry of stories, ideas, and interactions that enrich our community daily. We expanded our team to bring on seasoned tech executives, former Twitch and YouTube staff, startup veterans and creators alike, and we launched LiveSpace Boost to give 1,000 creators the opportunity to earn a 100% revenue split for a year.
We redefined the traditional livestreaming platform, introducing new ways to share content through our dedicated social feed. Subscriber-exclusive posts up to 5,000 characters help creators build deeper fan connections, and our new 'For You' tab makes content discovery on LiveSpace easier than ever.
We allowed creators to earn from day one, with worldwide daily payouts and new “gifted” subscriptions from $5 to $500. We even launched an integration with Fourthwall to allow creators to add their merch store right to their LiveSpace profile.
We committed ourselves to breaking down barriers to entry for creators, introducing one-click browser-based streaming with no software required, free 4K 60fps video with unlimited transcoding, and unlimited recording storage under LiveSpace+.
We went even further to challenge industry norms, announcing our pledge to donate 1% of revenue through Stripe to fund carbon capture technology and adding advanced 3DS chargeback protection for creators.
What’s New on LiveSpace
Today, I’m excited to announce the release of our newest features on LiveSpace. First, our long-awaited API is now available along with event websockets for developers to build custom integrations with LiveSpace.
We’re demonstrating this by launching a direct integration with BotRix, used by over 1 million streamers globally, to provide helpful tools during LiveSpace streams. If you’re interested in developing an integration, please share information about your use case to contact@live.space.
Second, we’re excited to reveal LiveSpace is launching sub-second streaming latency in the next 60 days, free for all streamers and compatible with your existing OBS software. This new offering utilizes end-to-end WebRTC technology, and RTMP and SRT streaming options are also available.
And, starting today, we’re giving every single LiveSpace creator a free link-in-bio site that’s auto-generated from your profile just by adding an "@" before your username. This makes it easy for creators to share all their socials with one link, and it will even indicate when you’re live: live.space/@livespace.
Looking to the Future
Looking ahead, our vision for LiveSpace is ambitious and forward-thinking. Our roadmap involves improvements to both livestreaming and offline content to ensure we serve creators of all kinds and continue to move the industry forward.
A common request is for even more interactivity in streams. So we’re unveiling Stream Actions, which will soon add a new layer of interactivity and engagement to the stream viewing experience on LiveSpace. This will be accompanied by an all-new stream points system to reward viewers for their support and engagement.
Video hosting is also coming to LiveSpace, with the introduction of direct uploads up to 30 minutes to allow creators to share content in brand-new ways. Co-hosting will allow you to invite a friend to join the stream in one click and broadcast your conversation live, while a new audio-only mode will introduce podcast-style content to the platform. And we’ll be announcing a new Ad Share program to allow creators who meet certain requirements to earn additional income from ads on their LiveSpace content later this year.
An all-new stream studio is being developed to simplify the streaming process, such as allowing you to change your stream title, tags, and inputs anytime. Stream clipping is also being tested to allow viewers to capture and share their favorite moments. And we’ll be introducing new codecs such as H.265 and AV1 to allow creators to stream in higher quality with lower bandwidth requirements.
Streamlined content discovery is also a focus going forward. In addition to improvements to our For You algorithms, a new and improved tagging system is coming soon to help you find trending topics and games right from the homepage, as well as within each content category, to help you filter what you’d like to see.
And we’re continuing to develop our official mobile app, coming this year, to help you stay up to date with your favorite creators on-the-go and stream even easier from your mobile device.
A Call to Create
Moving forward, we’re excited to enter a new phase for LiveSpace after a completely word-of-mouth driven beta with the launch of our first marketing efforts. We’ll be introducing dedicated creator and viewer acquisition campaigns, partnerships, events, and working hard to attract creators from all over the world to LiveSpace. This includes a new referral program coming soon to help reward you for your help in growing the community.
Thank you for being an essential part of LiveSpace's journey. We could not do it without you; your creativity, passion, and support are the driving forces behind our mission to innovate and inspire. Let's embrace the future we're building together—a future where we #DareToBeDifferent. And if you haven’t yet claimed your username, join us at live.space.
With heartfelt gratitude and excitement for what lies ahead,
– Spenser Hyun, LiveSpace Founder & CEO
live.space/spenser