The best streaming service for live corporate events
November 08, 2019
The best streaming service for live corporate events
Software Version
Streaming Manager (Ustream Pro Broadcast)
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Watson Media's Video Streaming
As an Audio Visual Event services provider, we use IBM Watson Media's Video Streaming for all of our live streaming needs for various clients. There are several factors that we feel make IBM's service the leading choice, including it having a rich, customizable interface, multiple channels, security features. Using the service with multiple corporate clients allows us to offer a customized solution for different clients, while keeping a uniform interface for our technical specialists.
- Channels - Having a channel that can be customized, and having a single link that can be shared before the event without having to update links to attendees is key. Attendees then being able to access the same link to view past broadcasts is important.
- Security - Password protection on a channel is great for those looking to have limited access or monetize a stream.
- Having separate Q&A and chat windows is great. Some events use one or the other, or both.
- Increased security - I would love to have channels be inaccessible to searches on the website, but still accessible via private link.
- A separate mobile app that presenters could use just for the Q&A and Chat module would be fantastic.
- Support for multiple hardware encoders so there could be a failover.