{"id":341940,"date":"2017-05-25T22:05:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T14:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1495702"},"modified":"2017-05-25T22:05:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T14:05:45","slug":"microsofts-game-streaming-service-beam-rebrands-as-mixer-adds-co-streaming-a-guide-mobile-broadcasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/microsofts-game-streaming-service-beam-rebrands-as-mixer-adds-co-streaming-a-guide-mobile-broadcasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s game streaming service Beam rebrands as Mixer, adds co-streaming, a guide & mobile broadcasting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Microsoft\u2019s live-streaming service Beam, which the company acquired last year<\/a>\u00a0shortly after it emerged as the winner<\/a> of\u00a0the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield, is today getting a new name: Mixer. The name is meant to express the way the service brings people together, the team explains,<\/a> but it\u2019s not the only change rolling out today, as it turns out. Mixer is also launching new features including co-streaming, a mobile broadcasting app for iOS and Android, a new guide for finding what\u2019s currently streaming across its service, and more.<\/p>\n

With the launch of co-streaming, Mixer will now allow up to four streamers to combine their streams into a single page, where they\u2019re displayed in a split screen view. This allows viewers to watch all the streams at the same time, while also participating in a centralized chat. While the feature could be used to broadcast a co-op session of \u201cLeague of Legends,\u201d notes the blog post<\/a> about the new feature, it doesn\u2019t have to be used to stream the same content.<\/p>\n