Fans Can Join Broadcasters Live at YouNow

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, viewers will be able to join broadcasters on screen.  The live network that's surging in popularity among teens and millennials -- with over 100 million user sessions a month -- is taking participation to the next level.

Once a broadcaster accepts a viewer's request, the guest is immediately featured alongside the broadcaster on screen and can interact with her or him, live, in front of the entire viewing audience.

Says Adi Sideman, founder/CEO of YouNow, "The ability to invite anyone to broadcast with you opens the door to new content formats and collaborations.  For example, now audiences can call-in, 'talk show' style and interact with the host; or contestants can come on screen one after the other. We will continue to innovate to enable users to participate in media and not just consume it linearly."

Guest broadcasting enables fans to have face-to-face conversations with broadcasters; musicians can collaborate across continents, and dance battles, cook-offs and drawing contests can unfold seamlessly.

While anyone can become a guest broadcaster from any device, inviting guests to broadcast is only available from the web at this time. Mobile hosting of guest broadcasting will be available within days.

About YouNow

YouNow is a live social network that enables audiences and performers to connect in real time and is devoted to the unlimited potential of human creativity. The interactive entertainment platform has over 100 million user sessions a month and live-streams 50,000 hours of new video content every day. YouNow is committed to creating a community that is a safe place where people can meet, get together and connect. YouNow is backed by Oren Zeev and VCs Venrock, Union Square Ventures and Comcast Ventures. Follow YouNow on Twitter and Instagram @younow.

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