Episodes

What good is the greatest content in the world if nobody sees it? On Tuesday at 8pm ET, Ross and Rachel will discuss how to grow your Facebook Live audience, sharing some of the most effective tactics used by leading livestreamers. Bring your questions about how to best promote your broadcasts before and after going live -- and while you are on-camera as well. It's the promotion episode of Best of BeLive. Type PROMOTE in the comments to receive a reminder before we go live. Guest: RJ Re...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, June 5th, 2018. Building an audience for your live streaming content often means promoting shows on social media. There are opportunities to promote before, during and after you go live. At 8pm ET tonight, on Best of BeLive, Rachel Moore and I will share the most effective promotional tactics for gaining more viewers. Bring your questions about growing your audience. That’s on the BeLive TV Facebook page. On a rel...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Monday, June 4th, 2018. Chris Strub is the first person to livestream and snapchat in all 50 states, supporting nonprofits along the way. This afternoon Chris launches a new live streaming show. Chris’ first guest is Cara Baribeau, VP of Marketing and Communications at the Community Foundation of Louisville. You can view #NonprofitSpotlight at 4pm ET on Instagram. The account is @ChrisStrub. From the must-see replay depar...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, June 1st, 2018. A couple of must-see replays: Stephanie Liu shared how she put together an 8-camera livestream produced with Switcher Studio. Along with her guest Jenn Baker of Vernon Mack, Stephanie takes you behind the scenes, sharing the planning, execution and promotion of the multi-camera shoot. That’s on the Hey Stephanie Liu Facebook page. On the #TwitterSmarter After-chat livestream, guest Blake Croft joine...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, May 30th, 2018. Today’s theme is tech and business as Summit Live holds the first of four one-day events. This one is in San Francisco with upcoming summits in LA, New York and Las Vegas. You can view the livestream of today’s sessions at Summit.Live. Speakers include Eddie Vaca of AmpLive, Ryan Bell of NASA, Rudy J Ellis of Switchboard Live, Nick Mattingly and Marc Gawith of Switcher Studio, Dave Basulto of iOgra...

How can your SMALL BUSINESS use BeLive to broadcast on Facebook Live? Now that BeLive.TV is a Facebook Live Video Solutions partner, you'll want to learn: - how to use BeLive's features - what to broadcast about your small business - when & where you should broadcast on Facebook Don't miss this show! Type BUSINESS below to get a reminder. The stats speak for themselves! "Based on analyzing more than 150k broadcasts done on BeLive, we’ve discovered business owners who use BeL...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, May 29th, 2018. BeLive.tv is now a Facebook Live Video Solutions partner. FB Live Video Solutions partners provide Facebook Live tools and solutions used by top media companies worldwide. Since BeLive.tv was launched in October 2016, more than 300 million viewers who have engaged in a Facebook Live broadcast done via the platform. BeLive.TV is mostly used by SMBs (Small & Midsize Businesses) in the U.S. to easily ...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, May 25th, 2018. Thanks to Jim Katzaman for capturing my thoughts on #livestreaming from last week’s #SocialROI Twitter chat. Jim wrote the blog post and published it on Medium and LinkedIn. Madalyn Sklar and Manage Flitter asked questions about how to add live video to your content mix and the future of live streaming. You can see my answers on Jim’s Medium profile at @JKatzaman. On the viewing schedule for today an...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, May 24th, 2018. Melanie Dodaro is one of the world’s leading LinkedIn experts and the author of the number 1 international best-seller “LinkedIn Unlocked.” She is offering a free live masterclass at 1pm ET today entitled “LinkedIn Unlocked: How to Turn Cold Connections into Clients.” A link to register will be in the show notes at LivestreamUniverse.com. On the viewing schedule: At 12:30pm ET, it’s Coach Jennie L...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018. Are you a live streamer considering starting a new podcast? You probably already know about some of the great options for hosting you media files: Spreaker, Libsyn, Blubrry and more. One host you may not be aware of is WordPress.com. Mike Murphy has a new ebook available on Amazon that covers why WordPress.com is a viable option and how to set up your podcast on the platform. The title is “How to P...

Best of BeLive with Ross & Rachel It's time to talk TECH! What do you need for a great BeLive broadcast? If you've got BeLive, you're well on your way... but what about: Microphones? Webcams? Mounts? Type TECH below to get a reminder of this week's show. We'll dive into it all in this special tech-focused episode of #BestofBeLive Hosts: Ross Brand and Rachel Moore Sponsor: BeLive TV Originally broadcast on the BeLive TV Facebook Page (1.1K views, 325 comments)

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018. How to pick out the right gear for your livestreams remains one of the most challenging issues for people who are new to live video. As live streamers become more experienced, they look for ways to improve both the audio and video quality of their broadcasts. How can you do that without spending large amounts of cash? Tonight at 8pm ET, we tackle theses topics and much more on Best of BeLive with Ros...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Monday, May 21st, 2018. LiveXLive has obtained live streaming rights to the Montreux Jazz Festival, including exclusivity for all livestreams delivered outside of Switzerland. It’s a 5 year deal between the world’s 2nd largest Jazz Festival and a leading digital distributor of live music. CelebrityAccess.com reports LIveXLive will build a production and content studio on the festival grounds. LiveXLive’s coverage of the 52nd...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, May 17th, 2018. There’s a new app for watching TV on your mobile phone. It’s called Dreams and it launched publicly this week with 10 new mobile TV channels. VideoInk reports Dreams TV has raised 5 million in Series A financing. Content partners include Bloomberg Media Distribution, Discovery and the BBC. Those seeking live programming can check out Newsflash featuring live feeds of major world events. There is als...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, May 16th, 2018. Facebook Live continues to roll out new features. Last week it was cross-posting and persistent stream keys. Now you also have the ability to download your video on mobile once your livestream ends. Previously downloading was only possible from desktops or laptops. Tip of the hat to Jennifer Quinn for reporting this new feature. On the viewing schedule: AT 12pm ET, it’s the Business of Video Podc...

Do you find it difficult to get motivated and build the life you imagined? Cynthia Bazin of SmartChic joins us to talk about how she uses BeLive.tv and her Good Day Sacramento TV appearances to help others create the life they want. Cynthia is known for laser-focused mentoring, keynote speaking and business coaching. Join BeLivers Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebelivers/ Try BeLive.TV for Free: https://belive.tv/ ** Type MOTIVATE in the chat for a reminder just before w...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, May 15th, 2018. The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending doctors live stream on social media platforms. Dr Angela Mattke writes that live streaming allows “pediatric providers to reach beyond the clinic and engage with patients and caregivers wherever they take a mobile phone.” She says doctors can increase the probability of compliance with recommendations by sharing them consistently on social media. Dr....

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Monday, May 14th, 2018. Viewers are not pleased with what they’re seeing so far from Major League Baseball’s Facebook Live game broadcasts, according to VideoInk.com. Fans are unhappy with the presentation of the broadcast, in particular “clunky graphics, wasted screen space and nonsensical closed captions.” These complaints from viewers differ from the gripes about delays and crashes that have plagued past livestreams of sp...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, May 11th, 2018. If you’re looking for a Twitter chat about live streaming, check out the new #StreamerChat hosted by Ileane Smith on Saturdays at 2pm ET. You can Tweet Ileane your live streaming questions using the hashtag #streamerchat. Tomorrow’s topic is getting started with live video. On the viewing schedule for today and the weekend… At 1pm ET today, it’s The Yes and Brand Show with Kathy Klotz-Guest. Lately ...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, May 10th, 2018. The music industry excited about the future of live streaming to social media platforms. What’s most interesting is that live video of concerts is actually increasing concert ticket sales. Musicians can monetizing live streams through premium charges for access to view entire concerts, since that won’t have a negative impact on concert attendance. On today’s viewing schedule: At 2pm ET, learn how ...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, May 9th, 2018. Facebook revealed three new features at Streaming Media East in New York City yesterday that will benefit Facebook Live users: The one that stands out for audience growth is live cross-posting. That means your live video can appear on multiple pages at the same time while aggregating the views. This is different from sharing videos. Cross-posted videos are treated as posts published by all the page...

Did you take care of a gift for your mom for this Mother's Day... which is in less than a week??? There's no time like the present, and this week's Best of BeLive selection has presents and gifts on their minds - and their livestream! Type MOM in a comment below to get your reminder. What will you learn this week? SHOW your viewers how to do something new... TELL your audience how to learn more and gain skills... SHARE your content with millions via livestreaming! Join Ross Brand and Rache...

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...