Patreon is preparing to provide a whole new opportunity to content producers on the platform. From now on, content producers will be able to broadcast live directly through Patreon. The company begins to test this feature with selected users in the first place. In the summer months, this feature is planned to be opened to a wider group of manufacturers.
According to the first announcement, live broadcast support can be used through both desktop and mobile application. Content manufacturers will be able to open their publications to all followers for free, or keep them special for paid subscribers. This right to choose is important in terms of giving opportunities for different income models. In this way, Patreon aims to make manufacturers more directly connected with their communities.
Patreon will also offer chat and moderation features
Live broadcasts will not be just an image. Publications will also be accompanied by simultaneous chat feature. Patreon aims to create a safe broadcast environment by activating the moderation tools in the chat area. This system will undertake an important function, especially in high interactive content.
Compliance with live broadcasting platforms is also among the elements that Patreon considers. The system, which can work integrated with third -party software such as OBS and Streamlabs, will facilitate the transportation of publishers to Patreon. This integration will make the transition process quite fluent for producers who have previously broadcast live on different platforms. At the same time, ease of use will be offered for manufacturers with limited technical skills.
The content does not disappear when the broadcasts end. Content producers can store broadcast records on the platform. If they wish, they can also offer these records for sale in a paid way. Thus, both instant and subsequent monitoring content model is formed.
According to Patreon spokesman Adiya Taylor’s statement, this new feature will be opened to the use of “thousands of” content producers in the first stage. Taylor says the test group has previously used Patreon’s video and chat features. In addition, manufacturers with live broadcast experience on external platforms are included in the process. In this way, feedback is expected to be more diverse and realistic.
In addition to all these, Patreon’s attempt is built on the platform directly on the direct video installation feature. This shows that content presentation forms become more holistic. The two-way live interaction from one-way video content will deepen the producer-society relationship. In this context, the live broadcast feature is not only a technical innovation, but also as a form of communication.
But Patreon is not alone on this road. Other content platforms, such as Substack, have started to offer similar live broadcast features to its users. Substack announced this feature last September and opened it to a wide audience in January. This shows that the live broadcast function has become a standard on independent manufacturers.