Periscope GoPro Integration: Partnership Allows Exciting Livestream; X-Games Athletes Use Tech To Show BTS
Fans of extreme sports will be pleased to know that Periscope is finally offering GoPro integration.
Through this partnership, athletes can now live stream their GoPro video feeds directly on their Periscop accounts.
Periscope GoPro Integration is currently available for iOS version of the live video streaming app. Both companies have yet to confirm whether the feature will ultimately find its way into the Android operating system.
By integrating Periscope features on a GoPro camera, athletes can use their Periscope app to switch between their smartphone camera and GoPro camera during a live video stream.
Many tech analysts lauded the new partnership between Periscope and GoPro, especially in this time when both companies are struggling with minimal user growth.
Since the release of the Periscope GoPro integration, several extreme sports athletes who are competing in the Winter X Games have used the feature in live streaming some of their activities and even some of their in-game runs.
During official competition games, ESPN had exclusive rights to broadcast live video feeds from GoPros attached to participating athletes.
However, before the official competition, athletes are allowed to stream their own contents like behind-the-scene footages, warm-ups, and even interviews with fellow athletes and locals, according to International Business Times.
"GoPro enables people to capture and share their experiences in the most immersive way possible, and the integration with Periscope provides GoPro users with a great, real-tome platform to share their content," GoPro president Tony Bates said in a endorsement statement.
Amid the exciting offering, GoPro posted loss of 8 cents per share at the Wall Street, per a report from Tech Crunch.
"Shares were initially halted, but quickly fell 10% in after-hours trading," the site added.
As losses plague the company, Go Pro will reportedly have a new CFO next month in the person of Brian McGee. The company statement said he is "a 30-year finance veteran who has served as CFO of two publicly-traded companies and who joined GoPro in 2015 from Qualcomm will succeed CFO Jack Lazar effective March 11."
