Broadcasting Features

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Broadcast Live, Instantly Just set up your channel, and click "Go Live." It's really that easy, whether you're broadcasting to one or thousands of simultaneous viewers.
Switch Between Cameras in Real Time Like any multi-million dollar studio, you can instantly switch between multiple cameras - from simple webcams to sophisticated DV cams - in real-time regardless of their location.
Broadcast 24/7 Linear TV Easily assemble clips, transitions, and even sponsored content to create custom programming, and automate broadcasts to create a real 24/7 TV channel.
Deliver Video-On-Demand Make any videos in your library available for viewing on-demand. Even make storyboards that build linear broadcasts available as a single VOD viewing experience.
Stream with Any Flash Compatible Live Encoder Use any Adobe Flash compatible encoder in your Live production workflow, including: Flash Media Encoder, Wirecast, Digital Rapids, Kulabyte, etc.
Stream Live From Your Mobile Phone Go live or record broadcasts from mobile phones through our integrated partner Qik.com
Unite Teams with Collaborative Virtual Studio Truly a multi-user platform, Livestream lets you combine the efforts of multiple producers, contributors and editors to deliver the highest-quality content in real-time through talented people located anywhere in the world.

Channel & Player

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Versatile Player You Can Embed Anywhere Your channel has a industry-leading player, customizable to fit any brand and style, and embeddable on any website and social network (including MySpace and Facebook).
Channel Page You Customize Every channel comes with your own customizable Channel Page at www.livestream.com which you can use as a destination, or to complement your existing web presence.
No Player Download Required (Adobe Flash based) The Livestream player and channel page are designed for maximum usability, meaning there are no downloads required which greatly increases adoption and viewership.
Integrated Viewer Chat Simultaneous viewing of Livestream broadcasts is truly a social experience when you integrate viewer chat into the Livestream Player. Users can interact with each other, and producers can moderate to ensure standards.
White Label Option Livestream Premium users can remove Livestream branding and links from the player, and have granular control over where their channel and player appear, to create a viewing experience completely their own.

Style & Quality

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Pre-Designed & Customizable Graphic Templates Immediately create the appearance of a major network broadcaster with a wealth of pre-designed and customizable broadcast graphics animations including RSS feed ticker, bumpers, lower third, over-the-shoulders, etc.
State-of-the-Art Transcoding Each video you upload is transcoded to On2 VP6 format, which offers the highest quality streaming at any bitrate.
HD Streaming While every channel has great streaming quality (up to 500 kbps), Livestream offers Premium users the ability to broadcast in HD quality (up to 1.7Mbps).
Customizable Aspect Ratio from Standard to Cinema Every channel supports standard (4:3) aspect ratio, and Livestream offers Premium users the ability to deliver in custom formats including widescreen (16:9) and cinema (2.39:1) to enhance the HD experience.

Monetization & Analytics

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Remove Ads Since all Livestream FREE channels are ad-supported, Livestream Premium users have the ability to remove our network overlay ads entirely from their Premium channel(s) so you're in full control of the user experience.
Integrate Your Own Ad Networks Use your own accounts at supported ad networks to monetize your content by integrating overlay ads on your Premium channel(s).
Make Your Channel Private Remove your Premium channel(s) from the Livestream Program Guide and Livestream Grid, and even define specific websites that can embed your channel (restricting others in the process).
Deep Analytics Premium users have the ability to view detailed analytics about their channels, including viewers location, unique viewers, streams, average stream duration, views per clips and more.

Asset Management

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Simple Asset Management Uploading, importing, recording and exporting are simple and easy, and storyboards help you organize your content.
Record Broadcasts Record, or pre-record, any live broadcast for redistribution either on-demand or in scheduled linear programming.
Build Programming Automatically With RSS Feeds Turn any Media RSS Feed into an auto-updated Livestream storyboard, making it available as an On-Demand playlist or letting it drive your Linear broadcast.
Upload Large Files No more hassling with small file upload limits. Upload any videos in your library up to 1 GB.
Import and Export at Will Import clips from YouTube or other servers, and export any videos in your library (including recordings) for full control.

Support & Terms

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Self-Service Support Options Livestream offers an array of support resources, including FAQs, User Guide, Forum, and Service Health Dashboard.
Email Support Every producer gets support by highly-trained staff via email, with a guaranteed turnaround of 16 hours.
99.9% Service Level Agreement Premium channels are covered by our 99.9% uptime guarantee.
Priority Support Premium users benefit from additional support, with guaranteed email response times of 4 hours and custom plans.
Exclusive Content Rights Preservation Premium users retain all rights for every broadcast on any Premium channel, essential to professional organizations.