Live streaming is changing how we share music. Your fans don’t have to come see you live in concert, they can tune into your live-streamed performance online. In this guide, we cover everything you need to know about live streaming as a musician. From the basics to more advanced tips, you’ll learn how to make dynamic, professional music live streams. How to choose live streaming equipment for musicians Before you start live streaming your music, you need the right streaming equipment. All you need is a computer or smartphone, a live streaming app, your music production equipment and preferabl ..read more

Most companies post on social media. The best companies build communities around their products. Audiences on social crave video content like webinars, Q&As, demos, and launches. Smart companies across industries find Restream the simplest, most reliable way to leverage their following on LinkedIn, YouTube, X, and Instagram to drive business results. The best content to live stream Restream helps create and publish high-quality live videos across social platforms, inviting viewers to join a real-time conversation via comments and questions. Here are some examples. 1. Webinars Sinch builds ..read more

Repurposing live video content is an effective way to get more exposure. Yes, it requires the recording of your stream, and yes, we save it in Restream at a Standard plan or higher. But here is a deal: You can also import videos from YouTube. For Free. This means if you stream on your YouTube channel, you can upload your stream recording to Restream in just a few clicks. It's our new feature, and we want you to try it out. Now back to repurposing. Here is what you can do afterward (& get): Rebroadcast your stream to get more views on other platforms. Cover multiple time zones by replayin ..read more

Twitch recently announced that simulcasting will be allowed by almost all streamers on its platform moving forward. For many years, the streaming service placed a ban on simulcasting, first prohibiting Affiliates and Partners and eventually all Twitch content creators. When the announcement came at TwitchCon that this ban would essentially be reversed, it was big news. Simulcasting, also known as multistreaming, is now allowed on Twitch. But there are some rules that come with it. We’ll explain the new rules in detail plus how you can use Restream to multistream on Twitch and other platforms ..read more

Live video is an effective tool to generate excitement for your event. You can give sneak peeks of your speakers, answer questions, and receive feedback. When you preview your event live, you also create a sense of urgency. What’s so cool about live teasers? Broadcasting your teaser videos live has several benefits. You can: Create a stronger sense of urgency with a live video Develop a sense of community for people who join your live event Answer questions about the upcoming event Notify your followers and show up first in their feeds when you go live Get additional views as social platform ..read more

Twitch has long been a source of inspiration for those who are passionate about playing video games and chatting with like-minded people. The streaming platform allows broadcasters to take part in things they really love and build a strong community of gamers — all while earning money. It can add some pocket change to your monthly salary, or you can even make enough to pay your bills.  The Twitch Affiliate program makes it possible for regular broadcasters to earn a living by doing what they love — streaming. It’s available worldwide and allows streamers to:  Collect income from su ..read more

Twitch is the most popular live streaming platform for gaming, with 140 million active monthly users. With that many users, the potential audience for your live streams is huge — but it also means there are thousands of other streamers to compete with. Twitch has also put new, controversial restrictions in place that have people questioning if it’s still the best streaming platform for them. In this guide, we’ll cover four viable alternatives to Twitch for streamers looking to broadcast their content on another platform.  The #1 live streaming solution Get started for free Why are ..read more

Twitch has been the dominant live streaming platform for years, repeatedly blowing smaller competitors out of the water, including the Microsoft-backed Mixer, which shut down in 2020. The only viable alternative to Twitch that has hung around is YouTube Gaming — and it got folded into YouTube Live. Once Twitch was acquired by Amazon in 2014, it saw massive growth, reaching over 2 million average concurrent viewers by 2021. In 2022, the platform made an estimated $2.8 billion in revenue and had 22.4 billion hours of content consumed. Twitch is certainly a force to be reckoned with, but it has ..read more

There’s a reason people love playlists. They help us discover new things. They present content we enjoy in a format that’s easy to consume. In short — they’re fun. But playlists aren’t just for music. In a matter of minutes, you can create a video playlist and schedule a time for it to broadcast live — Restream makes it just about as simple as can be. Here are a few reasons you should give it a try. The #1 live streaming solution Get started for free 5 reasons to broadcast videos as live playlists Creating a playlist out of your previous live streams allows you to get more mileage out ..read more

Facebook is one of the largest websites in the world and the second most popular live video platform in the U.S. When you broadcast live videos on Facebook, you have the potential to reach thousands of people. To get that many eyeballs on your Facebook Live stream, however, you need to produce exceptional content. This guide to Facebook Live streaming will help you go live on Facebook, know what kind of content to stream, and create live videos that are more engaging for your audience. Go live on Facebook with Restream. Get started for free What is Facebook Live? Facebook Live is a live ..read more