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Learn along your live streaming journey with posts designed to help you become a better broadcaster.
Facebook Live: Is It Good or Bad for Your Local Government?
This post talks about the good and bad of streaming your public meetings to Facebook Live. It's part of our series on local government live streaming.
4K Live Streaming — The Right Questions to Ask
This post covers the factors (including encoding, bandwidth, transcoding, playback, and device compatibility) required to deliver a 4K broadcast to...
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Preparing Your PEG Channel for a Digital World
This post talks about the future of PEG and how to prepare your team and content for the digital world. It's part of our series on local government...
Here's How to Start Live Streaming Your City Hall
City councils around the country have started to live stream their council meetings online. Not only is streaming a great way to be transparent with...
Can I Make Money from My Live Streams?
Organizations around the world, including schools, churches, city councils, and sports leagues, have discovered that no matter how hard they try, not...
3 Big Reasons Your High School Needs To Be Live Streaming
This post talks about the benefits of streaming for sports including creating revenue, increasing engagement, and involving students. It's part of...
How to Turn Your Games into Pay-Per-View Events
When we started working with ECAC Hockey in 2015, they were looking for a way to monetize their tournaments outside of traditional ticket sales.
With...
Why Should Local Governments Stream Their Meetings Online?
For centuries, civic engagement and a collective interest in communal affairs is what gave life to the American democracy. Residents would crowd into...
Best Live Video Streaming Equipment for Local Government
This post covers the cameras, tripods, and production equipment that we have seen work well for local government video. It's part of our series on ...
Why You'll Love BoxCast’s Low-Latency Preview
There’s a lot on the line when it comes to live video streaming. First you have to do the work required to make sure your in-person event goes off...
How Does BoxCast Compare to Facebook Live and YouTube Live?
With the growing popularity of Facebook Live and YouTube Live, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about the difference between those services and...
How to Choose the Best Live Video Streaming Solution
This post addresses how to go about finding the best live streaming solution. It's part of our series onhow to start live streaming.
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