Episodes

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...

What's the most interesting or unexpected use of Facebook Live you've seen? TUES, 8pm ET -- On Best of BeLive with Ross and Rachel, we feature an author who has made livestreaming an integral part of her writing process & coaching practice, and an internet radio station that uses BeLive.tv to livestream it's radio shows to nearly 200k people weekly.. Our Best of BeLive.tv picks: *** RadioBuzzD: internet radio station with a reach of 185K (Rachel's pick) *** Coach Jennie: author of HIlda --...

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...

Livestream Deals features Rob Greenlee of podcast media host Spreaker. Hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Subscribe to the podcast: https://rossbrandrecordings.com Originally livestreamed on the Livestream Universe Facebook Page (4.9K views)

Livestream Deals features Kim Doyal of LeadSurveys and the Content Creators Summit. Hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Subscribe to the podcast: https://rossbrandrecordings.com Originally livestreamed on the Livestream Universe Facebook Page (4.9K views)

LIVESTREAM DEALS Ep 002 (Social Media Week Lima, Ohio) We’re talking about the Midwest’s largest social media conference with founder Jessika Phillips. Welcome to Episode 002 of the Livestream Deals podcast, I’m Ross Brand. June 20th and 21st is Social Media Week Lima, Ohio. This year’s theme is the Human Experience, taking emerging technologies and pairing them with relationship marketing. I’m honored to be speaking on the Live Video Panel along with Mia Voss, Brian Fanzo and Kate Volman....

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...

Communication and presentation are important aspects of hosting livestreaming shows. They're also keys to public speaking and relationships. On TUES, 8pm ET, our matchup of livestreamers on #BestofBeLive with Ross and Rachel features a public speaker and a dating coach. And we are pretty darn excited to chat with both of them: *** Phil Gerbyshak aka Phil Gerbyshak - Speaker, Author, Pinball Wizard (Rachel's pick) *** Amie the Dating Coach (Ross' pick) Bring your questions for Phil and A...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Alexa Flash Briefing for Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018. More live streamers are expanding their production skills from strictly going live to YouTube video creation. And VidSummit Founder Derral Eves has a new show targeting those wanting to rapidly grow their YouTube channel in 2018. Yesterday, he launched Video Makers and Marketers on Facebook Watch. The debut episode featured Stephen and Carter Sharer, who talked about how they went from zero to...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Alexa Flash Briefing for Monday, April 2nd, 2018. Bleacher Report is partnering with the NBA to sell live-streaming broadcasts of in-progress basketball games at reduced rates. The NBA recently tested the concept by offered fourth quarter livestreams for 99 cents, Expect to see the full roll out by Bleacher Report for the 2018-19 NBA season. Livestreamers and podcasters are forever discussing what’s the best mic to get, but less attention is ...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update for Friday, March 30th, 2018. NBC News took home the Digiday Award for “Best Use of Facebook Live” for it’s “Chase the Total Solar Eclipse with Us” coverage. Mario Armstrong’s Never Settle Show was among 5 finalists for the Award out of more than two thousand submissions. Two more shots at the big prize for Mario and company… Season One of the Never Settle Show has also been nominated for Two Emmy Awards. The Gala is April 14th in New York City. ...

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update for Thursday, March 29th, 2018. Award nominations keep pouring in for Mario Armstrong’s groundbreaking Never Settle Show. Tonight it’s the DigiDay Awards, where the Never Settle Show presented by Nasdaq is up for Best Use of Facebook Live. The Digiday Awards honor the most creative content from brands, marketers and publishers. Competition is tough in the Facebook Live category — other nominees include NBC News, Refinery 29, Ball is life and Bleac...

The importance of blogging, livestreaming and social media engagement to a business can't be underestimated. TUES, 8pm ET, on Best of BeLive with Ross and Rachel, both of our "Best of" selections are great at sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm with current and potential customers. *** Royal Caribbean Blog - Rachel's pick *** Be Live in Five (Steven Healey, Tina Shang) - Ross' pick Don't miss this opportunity to see great examples of using livestreaming on behalf of your brand and ca...

Livestream Universe Update for March 19-20, 2018. Must See Replays by Nick Nimmin and Eddie Garrison. Owen Video hosts BeLive Weekly with guest Adam Nally MON, March 19, 2018 at 3pm ET. Ross Brand is a guest on #ContentWritingChat TUES, March 20, 2018 at 11am ET. Jorge Narvaez of Reality Changers joins us live on Best of BeLive TUES, March 20, 2018 at 8pm ET. Chris Strub and Ross Brand host the previous episode of this podcast on the biggest upset in college basketball history. Livestream ...

Biggest upset in college basketball history? 16-seed UMBC beats number 1 Virginia. Talk about it with American East alum Chris Strub and lifelong Virginia fan Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. This special edition of #LivestreamSports was first aired live on Facebook Live shortly after the game ended. Presented by LivestreamUniverse.com. Hosted and produced by Ross Brand for LivesteamUniverse.com.

Livestream Universe Update for THURS, March 15, 2018: ** MLB & YouTube TV extend their partnership for 2 more years ** Vimeo study reports over 60% of people who do a free OTT trial end up paying for the service (HT: Streaming Media) ** Only 25% of IG influencers are compliant with FTC guidelines (Find out which industries were the best & worst) via Mobile Marketer. ** Chris Brogan is the guest on Business SHEnanigans hosted by Kathy Klotz-Guest and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone, 6pm ET on Kathy's pe...

Are you using the new Call to Action feature? BeLive.tv enables you to add scrolling text along the bottom of your video with CTAs such as your website, FB page or upcoming guest. On the Best of BeLive with Ross & Rachel, Tuesday at 8pm ET, we will showcase 2 outstanding shows (and their hosts) making great use of the BeLive platform: ***Ross' pick: LegalHour.Live hosted by Mitch Jackson and Joey Vitale (on the Streaming Lawyer FB page) ***@Rachel pick: Madelaine Gordon of Super Sidekick S...

Livestream Universe Update for TUES, March 13, 2018: ** BeLive.tv introduces it's call-to-action feature (scrolling text) on #BeLiveWeekly w/ Owen Video. ** Livestream Universe has a brief tutorial on how to add scrolling text to your BeLive.tv broadcasts: http://livestreamuniverse.com/how-to-add-scrolling-text-on-belive-tv/ ** #BestofBeLive w/ Ross & Rachel, at 8pm ET, features LegalHour.Live (Mitch Jackson, Joey Vitale) vs Super Sidekick Services (Madelaine Gordon): https://www.facebook.com...

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/vv6g_zHQB4g How to add scrolling text to your BeLive.tv broadcasts on Facebook Live. Use the crawl feature to add a call to action. Presented by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe, who also hosts Best of BeLive on the BeLive TV Facebook Page. **Watch this brief video and you'll be adding CTAs and "breaking news" to your shows in minutes. Subscribe to YouTube Channel: http://YouTube.com/LivestreamUniverse/ Recorded with Screenflow: http://telestream.pxf.io/c/367...

Livestream Universe Update - Ep 33 Friday's Livestream Universe​ Update includes: *On Wirecast Live, Andrew Haley​ of Telestream Wirecast​ has a simpler way for Ross Brand to change shots while recording updates *Instagram's code reveals possible audio and video calling (via TechCrunch​) *Livestreaming College Basketball Tournaments on The ACC Digital Network and TuneIn​. *On Ross & Nez​, we discuss NCAA basketball scandals, Mark Cuban and more. *It's Day 4 of the Content Creators Summit h...