Livestream Universe Update Episodes

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, May 8th, 2018. Streaming Media East is underway in New York City at the Hilton Midtown. This year’s expanded conference contains 6 tracks today and tomorrow, including the Live Streaming Summit. Streaming Media East is also debuting a brand new 1-day event tomorrow: It’s The Video Marketing Power Summit exclusively targeting video marketers and advertisers. More info at StreamingMedia.com/East. Is it possible to in...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Monday, May 7th, 2018. Content Creators are often hear that they are putting too much time and effort into creation and not enough into promotion and advertising. On LIvestreamDeals, Express Writers CEO Julia McCoy said her company is achieving great results by following a different path. Julia is the author “Practical Content Strategy & Marketing.” She says when it comes to written and audio content, quality wins. You can...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, May 4th, 2018. Eddie Garrison helps live streamers create high-quality content through his live videos and courses. On last night’s #LivestreamDeals show, Eddie shared tips for improving your livestreams without spending a lot of money. Eddie says making mistakes is part of live streaming. It’s how you handle those mistakes that matters. Promotion and consistency are keys to success. You can hear the entire interv...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, May 3rd, 2018. The latest version of Telestream’s award-winning live video production and encoding software is available. Wirecast 9 has several new features. A few of the standouts are a brand new custom controller from X-keys, a faster and more convenient way to stream to Facebook pages, and Facebook Live comments. The pro version also includes remote control of PTZ Optics cameras. More information on Wirecast 9...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018. Facebook revealed plans for live streaming sports, comedy shows and concerts in virtual reality at yesterday’s F8 keynote. Oculus Venues is the name of the app and it will feature content from NextVR, which already has streaming partnerships with professional sports Leagues and Live Nation for concerts. Live social engagement will be a big part of the experience as you can watch events in VR with fr...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, May 1st, 2018. A couple of livestream shows are on the move… Coach Jennie LIVE is heading over to YouTube exclusively. In case you don’t know her yet, Coach Jennie is the coach solopreneurs turn to when they can't seem to get out of their own way. She’s the author of “Hilda: Tackle Your Inner Naysayer, Get Out of Your Own Way, and Unleash Your Badassery.” Her show streams live weekdays at 12:30pm ET on her YouTube...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Monday, April 30th, 2018. In Real Life or IRL live streaming too often means streaming while driving. And this is a trend that can have horrible consequences. A YouTuber was involved in a serious car accident recently while distracted by reading comments on his phone. He failed to see the stop sign or notice the truck approaching him. He was reported to be in moderate to serious condition after being hospitalized with b...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, April 27th, 2018. Melonie Dodaro was a popular live streamer back in the early days of Blab, but she’s better known as one of the world’s top LinkedIn experts. Her new book, "LinkedIn UNLOCKED," dropped yesterday. In it’s first day, the book hit number one on Amazon in 7 countries, including the US, UK, Canada and Brazil and 63 categories. Speaking of Amazon, the company will retain live streaming rights to NFL Thur...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, April 26th, 2018. As livestreamers, we often think the content process is over once the blog post is written and any repurposing is complete. Yet a few simple updates can often breathe new life into past material. On yesterday’s Classroom Without Walls, Express Writers’ CEO Julia McCoy discussed the value of content maintenance. How do you know when old posts need updating? You can watch Julia’s entire interview...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, April 25th, 2018. Facebook is cutting off the ability of third-party apps to automatically post to your Facebook profile. That means many 3rd party apps won’t be able to launch a Facebook Live on your behalf. According to Business Insider, “Facebook now will only approve this functionality for a select few partners.” On the viewing schedule: At 3pm ET today, it’s Camera Confidence Live with Molly Mahoney on the ...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, April 24th, 2018. If you’re a live streamer who primarily uses Facebook, Instagram or YouTube to go live, what role does Twitter play in your social media activities? While some people are spending less time on the platform and others primarily automating their involvement, Brian Fanzo says the real-time conversations on Twitter shouldn’t be overlooked by entrepreneurs and brands. Twitter also helps you reac...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Monday, April 23th, 2018. Are you a video creator who enjoys the livestream experience, but would rather produce pre-recorded videos? Facebook Premieres will enable you to distribute pre-recorded content as a livestream. This will create what Facebook calls “a live moment” with viewers able to interact and experience the video together. On Live Stream Insiders, Krishna De said this really isn’t anything new. Facebook says...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, April 20th, 2018. Are live streamers the new brand influencers? Janette Speyer, VP of Marketing at Web Success Team, thinks so. She writes in a crowded internet space, podcasters, web casters and live streamers are the answer to getting your product in front of new audiences. She cites the loyalty of livestream viewers, the passion hosts have for their show topics and the ability of brands to target a specific audie...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, April 19th, 2018. Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day! The post Newsjacking with Nick Rishwain (Update Ep50) appeared first on Livestream Universe.

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, April 18th, 2018. Technode is reporting China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism shut down 370 live streaming apps after examining nearly 5-thousand of them. There are also some major players in China’s livestream industry that are under investigation, including two that received a combined one billion dollars in funding. Areas being investigated include content that promotes “violence, pornography, gambling, super...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, April 17th, 2018. New York Emmy winners such as Mario Armstrong’s Never Settle Show and Jets 360 choose LiveU’s cellular bonding technology to facilitate the high-quality streaming of their award-winning content. Individual content creators also rely on the LiveU Solo’s ability to stream to social media from even the most bandwidth challenged environments. Claudia Barbiero is LiveU’s VP of Marketing. At last week’s...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Monday, April 16th, 2018. The Emmy nominees included Newsday.com, MSGNetwork.com and WPIX-TV, but the winner of the NY Emmy for Interactivity goes to Mario Armstrong’s Never Settle Show, co-produced by Roker Media. Cathy Nolan was a cast member and the show’s caricaturist during the Emmy-winning first season. She said an Emmy never crossed her mind when she joined the show. The Emmy for Interactivity rewards “cutting-edge i...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Alexa Flash Briefing for Friday, April 13th, 2018. Live streamers are among the nominees and finalists at the New York Emmys and Shorty Awards this weekend in New York City. Season 1 of Mario Armstrong’s Never Settle Show is a two-time Emmy nominee and could take some hardware home. The Never Settle Show was also nominated for a Shorty Award for Facebook Live. Basketball commentator Dick Vitale and actor Vin Diesel are among the finalists for ...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, April 12th, 2018. Lead generation is one the many ways entrepreneurs and businesses are using live streaming. Of course, not all prospects who visit your website are seeking the same content or services. So how do you segment new subscribers to ensure you send the right message to the right people? Kim Doyal has just launched a new SaaS product called LeadSurveys that employs simple and easy to use surveys to segm...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Alexa Flash Briefing for Wednesday, April 11th, 2018. A powerful live streaming strategy is to give viewers a peek behind-the-scenes, to show them something they wouldn’t see on tv or in a produced corporate video. On LiveU’s Sports Show, New York Jets Senior Producer Chris Ubbens talked about providing fans with exclusive access: You can see the entire sports show from NAB on the LiveU Facebook page. Also on the LiveU page — Jason Aron inter...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Alexa Flash Briefing for Tuesday, April 10th, 2018. A portable cinema camera is emerging as the headliner at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. The Blackmagic Design 4k Pocket Cinema Camera is light in weigh and looks similar in design to many mirrorless cameras. It produces full 4k frame resolution at 60 frames per second. For audio, it includes 4 built-in mics plus a mini XLR input with phantom power. it is set to retail at $1295. Of course the...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Alexa Flash Briefing for Monday, April 9th, 2018. The National Association of Broadcaster’s holds it’s annual NAB Show Las Vegas this week. Exhibits run today through Thursday. 17-hundred exhibitors and 100-thousand attendees are expected, with a record 244 companies exhibiting for the first time. BeLive TV personality and veteran internet broadcaster Jeff Adams has a big on-air role for the official NAB livestream. He says it’s been a privil...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Alexa Flash Briefing for Friday, April 6th, 2018. When we talk live-streaming, we mostly think of live video on social media platforms. What about streaming live audio shows? Unique among podcast platforms is Spreaker, where you can host and produce full radio-style broadcasts. Rob Greenlee of Spreaker was a guest on #LivestreamDeals and talked about how it works. Speaker also provides you with the tools to produce your show. You can get st...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Alexa Flash Briefing for Thursday, April 5th, 2018. Telestream has just released the beta version of Wirecast 9. It includes x-key controller integration, a redesign of the menu for adding sources, and a set-and-forget workflow that requires minimal configuration before each broadcast. Andrew Haley will have more details at 5:30pm ET on Wirecast Live. That’s on the Telestream Wirecast Facebook page. A link to the info sheet with specs for Wire...