Landlocked Church Uses Streaming To Reach Others
September 26, 2019

Landlocked Church Uses Streaming To Reach Others

Wayne Gooden | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Streaming Manager (Ustream Pro Broadcast)

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Watson Media's Video Streaming

We have used Ustream for our weekly streaming broadcasts of worship services. It provides a platform for us to use this technology to increase our worship attendance and also provides access for those who are home-bound or traveling. Since our physical location will not allow us to increase in size, we had to introduce streaming in order to not stifle our congregation's growth.
  • It is reliable.
  • Customer support is readily available.
  • The quality of our broadcasts are favorable by our viewers.
  • It fits our needs and we have not found any limitations to the platform
  • More flexible billing options would be great.
When we started streaming we were only reaching a couple of dozen views a weekend. Today we average well over 175 per weekend. That really like having another entire congregation or added worship service.
We track and report these metrics in our average weekly attendance.
We are pleased with the platform and have found it satisfactory to our needs.

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
Video access controls
Not Rated
User management
10
Video link sharing
10
Internal video
Not Rated
External video
Not Rated
Player customization
Not Rated
Embedded videos
10
Video quality / Bandwidth controls
10
Mobile compatibility
10
Streaming quality reports
5
Per viewer tracking
3
Per video tracking
3
Video analytics dashboard
5
On-Demand video
10
Live streaming
10
Impact of streaming on network
10
Video upload & format support
10
Video library / File management
10
Video portal
10
Audience polling
Not Rated
Audience Q&A / Live chat
Not Rated
Video comments
Not Rated