Ustream and Church.
August 17, 2018

Ustream and Church.

Jon Foster | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Video

We use an external hardware video encoder made be Teradek (specifically the cube 600 series). That device is extremely easy and ustream has been accommodating and easy to work with.
I haven't really had any issue for what we're using Ustream for.
Ustream (IBM Cloud Video) is being used as our main streaming channel for our church. It is the virtual window into our services. It helps people tune in remotely or check out our services remotely if they've never participated in person. It is embedded on our website, and we use it for mobile viewing.
  • IBM Cloud Video's metrics are phenomenal. They allow us to gauge participation in our online presence, as well as chart virtual attendance trends throughout the year.
  • Ustream transcodes well; it looks great across most any device that can access it.
  • Ustream has been extraordinarily stable, and when we did have technical issues, they have been very responsive.
  • I wish the metrics allowed to see unique viewers on an hour by hour basis.
  • I wish Ustream allowed the user to rewind during a live broadcast.
  • I would like the call to action controls to be more accessible for those of us without much coding experience.
We are somewhat exempt from this question as our purpose is church member participation. But, because of what Ustream allows us to do, making the virtual experience as good as we can afford, has become a value to our organization.
It's priced right, and is extremely easy to set up.

IBM Video Streaming Feature Ratings

Lead generation
Not Rated
Video personalization
Not Rated
eCommerce
Not Rated
Support for advertisements
Not Rated
Video SEO
Not Rated
Integration to Marketing Automation
Not Rated
Integration to Salesforce.com
Not Rated
Integration to Marketo
Not Rated
Integration to HubSpot
Not Rated
Integration to Eloqua
Not Rated
Integration to LMS
Not Rated
Video access controls
10
User management
10
Video link sharing
10
Internal video
Not Rated
External video
Not Rated
Player customization
5
Embedded videos
10
Video quality / Bandwidth controls
10
Mobile compatibility
10
A/B testing
Not Rated
Streaming quality reports
8
Per viewer tracking
Not Rated
Per video tracking
Not Rated
Video analytics dashboard
9
On-Demand video
Not Rated
Live streaming
10
Impact of streaming on network
Not Rated
Video upload & format support
Not Rated
Video library / File management
Not Rated
Video portal
Not Rated
Audience polling
Not Rated
Audience Q&A / Live chat
Not Rated
Video comments
Not Rated