YouTube makes live streaming faster than ever

Live streaming isn't always as "live" as you'd think. 

Streaming videos may often look like they're happening in real time, but technological challenges typically prevent those streams from broadcasting that quickly, resulting in a seconds-long delay.

Not anymore. YouTube now has a solution that cuts down that delay, known as "latency," to just a couple seconds.

Beginning today, YouTube live-streamers can choose a new "ultra-low latency" setting that ensures their stream is reaching viewers in nearly real time. While streamers previously had latency times as high as 10 seconds, the new setting cuts that time down to "just a couple seconds," according to YouTube's product manager for live videos Kurt Wilms. Read more...