The Live Stream Insiders is a live video show, produced and hosted by digital marketing strategist and visual marketing speaker and mentor Krishna De and she is accompanied by her co-host, journalist Peter Stewart.
With effect from the 17 February 2019, the show will be live streamed twice a month as we will also be live streaming a new podcast about voice and podcasting technology called the Smart Speakers Podcast. Live Stream Insiders will be broadcast on the first and third Sundays of each month.
During the show they cover the latest live video news, technologies and case studies of organisations who are integrating live video and live audio into their marketing and communications..
Now in our fourth year of broadcasting, the Live Stream Insiders is the longest serving live stream case study show and one that gives viewers the opportunity to learn about new live stream technology, trends, tips and news.
The objective of the Live Stream Insiders is to highlight best practice in using live streaming for your organisation and to encourage and inspire others to explore the established and emerging platforms that allow us to use real time media to connect and communicate with audiences and stakeholders. This may be for marketing, social selling, employee engagement or even crisis management.
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The Origins Of The Live Stream Insiders Show
The show extends the interview series where we had the opportunity to hear from organisations using Google Hangouts On Air in their business. With new mobile and desk top live streaming platforms emerging in 2015, we thought it was time to re-visit some case studies but this time feature European based businesses and especially those who may not well known.
The Format Of The Show
The show is currently hosted on Facebook using Facebook Live and the format is a 30 minute weekly show with news and when guests are with us the show can be 45-60 minutes including our weekly news. We live stream at 7 pm (2 pm ET) every Sunday.
The Live Stream Insiders is recorded so you can watch a replay – access the replays on YouTube here and on Facebook Live here. Listen to the audio version of the show here.
About The Live Stream Insiders Team
Krishna is a communications strategist – she is a professional speaker, and trains and educates marketing, marketing, media and communications professionals in how to integrate social media, live streaming and mobile marketing into their communications plans.
She has spoken at numerous conferences on the topic of live streaming alongside experts from Google, Facebook, Twitter, the BBC and ABC News Australia and she delivers workshops on the topic of live streaming. She is a regular speaker and panel moderator at MoJoFest (formerly RTE MoJoCon) where she has both delivered workshops and hosted sessions on the topic of live streaming for mobile journalists. Her writing on the topic of live streaming has appeared in numerous industry publications and in 2017 and 2018 she was nominated for her live stream production and hosting in the Streaming Media Awards.
Peter is a social media and video producer with the BBC and is the author of multiple books on broadcast journalism. He regularly hosts mobile Facebook Livestreams for his organisation in terms of sharing hyperlocal news stories, going live with just his smartphone and a lavalier microphone.
Together they use their complimentary skills and their passion for live streaming and mobile journalism to host the Live Stream Insiders where they share best practice case studies, news and events related to live streaming with a particular focus on the UK and Ireland.
Topics That The Live Stream Insiders Has Covered
Some of the topics we have covered include:
- using live video and being compliant with copyright and privacy
- the emergence of 360 live video and what that means for broadcasters and the public
- using live streams to promote your work as a musician or artist
- how coaches and consultants can live stream to attract clients
- using live streams to promote your service based business
- live streaming for tourism and hospitality organisations
- using live streams to promote your food and drink brands
- how universities can use live streaming to engage with propective students
- how non profits can use live streaming to promote their cause
- using live streams to promote your public sector organisation
- how authors can use live streaming to promote their books
- using live streaming in regulated industries
- technology tips to help you improve the quality of your live streams
- how live streaming can attract customers into your bricks and mortar store
- legal issues you need to consider when hosting live streams
- influencer marketing and disclosures when live streaming
- how to leverage your live stream in your communications
- how to grow and nurture an engaged audience for your live streams.
Where To Find The Live Stream Insiders
You can follow the Live Stream Insiders Twitter channel here and on Facebook here.
Find us on Facebook sharing tips and updates on the world of live streaming.
Watch forthcoming episodes of our shows by subscribing to us on YouTube.
Some Of The Early Notable Episodes Of The Live Stream Insiders
Some of our earliest guests included Sue Aston who is a musician and composer and we explored how musicians can use live streams – Sue was joined by her husband and live stream producer Phil Aston.
We have been joined by the communications manager for Kingston Police Force in the UK who shared with us how they have been integrating live streaming using Periscope.tv into their communications.
We also covered the ethical issues of using live streaming at the time of human and natural disasters.
We have covered great gift ideas for live streamers in our Christmas gift show in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
In one episode guests were aw enforcement officers from the US and the UK and we explored their use of live streaming and discussed the topic of public saftety and the campaigns including raising awareness for stopping live streaming and texting when driving
We have discussed how to keep your tween and teen safe when they use live streaming platforms including Periscope, Facebook Live and Snapchat.
We were in conversation with marketing authority and author David Meerman-Scott on the topic of using live video for real time marketing.
We have explored how journalists at Irish National broadcaster RTE are using live streaming for news and events.
We interviewed BBC York on their early use of Periscope and Facebook Live for audience engagement.
We have shared presentation tips for high impact live streams.
Find out about the legal implications and considerations of live streaming- an essential show if you are producing live streams – watch the replay here
After Minnesota and Texas – The Rights and Responsibilities of Live Streaming for Broadcasters and Facebook – streamed live on 10 July 2016
Discover how the Hindustan Times, the English daily publication in India, is using social video, live video, 360 video and Snapchat for storytelling – streamed live on 24 July 2016
We were joined by the product manager for BlueJeans Primetime for Facebook Live to learn how integrated Facebook live broadcasting into their product, changing live streaming for small and medium businesses – streamed live on 18 September 2016
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