Live video streaming helps business, brands and charities increase the reach of their event to those who can’t attend allowing them to connect and instantly interact with a new or an existing virtual audience.

5 good reasons to consider live video streaming:
1. Reach a wider audience: anyone can view from anywhere on any device
2. Fewer costs: delegate travel, accommodation and lost working time all reduced
3. Audience interaction: viewers can chat online, ask questions and even vote
4. Go green: virtual events reduce a company’s carbon footprint
5. It’s simple: webcasting has come of age; it’s secure, robust and cost effective

Stream for free

One of the most popular features of Google’s social network, “Google+” is its video chat service ‘Hangouts‘. It’s free to use and makes use of Google’s YouTube infrastructure to insure a successful webcast.

To participate in a hangout you just need a microphone and webcam which are built-in to nearly all laptops. “Hangouts” are entirely browser based and require no extra software to take part – it really is that simple

Expert Help

Maximise your webcast by employing a professional webcast company, they’ll take control of mixing multiple cameras, presentations graphics and pre-produced videos, ultimately the live stream should look and sound more like a slick TV show.

Key points to consider:

Audio is king: without good clean audio you have no webcast a live streaming company will supply multiple radio microphones monitored and mixed by a professional sound engineer

Cameras: the average viewer will now watch a video for approximately 60 seconds before deciding to continue or do something else. Therefore using a professional vision mixer with multiple HD cameras and inputs is essential to maintain interest

Security: YouTube and a multitude of streaming providers are free and a great resource but if you want secure password protected webcast you will need to speak to professional live video company

Who to call

WaveFX was born to offer a realistic price for event webcasting whilst still insuring the highest possible service – all our costs are transparent, video crews professional and above all we’re flexible and proactive.

If you’d like any advice or to discuss your latest event please call WaveFX 01223 505600 or email hello@wavefx.co.uk