The BoxCast Blog

Here's How to Start Live Streaming Your City Hall

City councils around the country have started to live stream their council meetings online. Not only is streaming a great way to be transparent with...

Can I Make Money from My Live Streams?

Organizations around the world, including schools, churches, city councils, and sports leagues, have discovered that no matter how hard they try, not...

3 Big Reasons Your High School Needs To Be Live Streaming

This post talks about the benefits of streaming for sports including creating revenue, increasing engagement, and involving students. It's part of...

How to Turn Your Games into Pay-Per-View Events

When we started working with ECAC Hockey in 2015, they were looking for a way to monetize their tournaments outside of traditional ticket sales.

With...

Why Should Local Governments Stream Their Meetings Online?

For centuries, civic engagement and a collective interest in communal affairs is what gave life to the American democracy. Residents would crowd into...

Best Live Video Streaming Equipment for Local Government

This post covers the cameras, tripods, and production equipment that we have seen work well for local government video. It's part of our series on ...

Why You'll Love BoxCast’s Low-Latency Preview

There’s a lot on the line when it comes to live video streaming. First you have to do the work required to make sure your in-person event goes off...

How Does BoxCast Compare to Facebook Live and YouTube Live?

With the growing popularity of Facebook Live and YouTube Live, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about the difference between those services and...

How to Choose the Best Live Video Streaming Solution

This post addresses how to go about finding the best live streaming solution. It's part of our series onhow to start live streaming.

The secret’s...

BoxCast 2016: A Year In Review

2016 was a big year at BoxCast. From number of broadcast views to the amount of coffee consumed, this infographic breaks down our year by the numbers.

Video White Balance 101: What You Need to Know

Live video has emerged as a powerhouse communications tool. If done right, it provides remote viewers with the ability to feel involved in your...

Story: How to Share Remote Events with Your Distributed Team

Here's the story of how Venture for America, a national nonprofit based in New York City, made it's events accessible to it's team members across the...

[Video:] How to Use the BoxCast Trimming Feature

When an event is streamed live, there’s a lot that’s left up to chance. No one truly knows what will happen during the event itself, in the minutes...