To create a personal Web-TV channel and broadcast live footage with your webcam from your PC or to broadcast a gameplay (of a video game) or any other video that you want to stream and show to other people in streaming, there are some free platforms that you can use. You may already have some experience uploading videos to YouTube, Instagram or other popular video sites, but to broadcast an event live or images of yourself filmed on webcam, it requires a different type of platform. Thanks to some live streaming video transmission tools available today for free without paying for subscriptions, to create a Web-TV channel, but you can also use the PC or smartphone camera without too many problems.
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1) The Facebook Live video live function also works from a PC via the Windows 10 Facebook app or directly from the website.
Facebook provides a free and free platform to broadcast live live broadcasts visible to friends or around the world.
Anyone with a profile or a Facebook page can reach a live audience using iOS and Android devices or even via the PC, pressing to create a state and choosing the option of live video . You can start a live streaming directly from the writing box of a new post on the profile, choosing the option Live video . The video is displayed in the news feed, notified to friends who will be able to see the video on the broadcaster's profile with a red writing indicating the live broadcast. After the live broadcast ends, the video is still viewable on the page or profile.
2) Youtube live Streaming is the new platform to send live broadcasts from Youtube, both from computers with webcams and, above all, from Android mobile phones or iPhones.
The broadcast function for Youtuber live video is located on the video management page of your account and only requires a verification to enable it.
YouTube offers professional controls for your broadcast and also allows you to monetize videos with advertisements.
3) Instagram allows you to create live videos that can be seen by followers who can also write comments during the live broadcast. The Instagram live video feature, however, only works from Android smartphones and iPhones, not from the computer. The video does not appear in the profile feed, but in the stories section, with a dot from the red colored broth and the live writing. Live videos on Instagram can be streamed via the phone app, they can last up to an hour and are visible for 24 hours after the end of the broadcast, visible in the stories of those who went live. During the video, followers can comment and chat.
4) IBM Cloud Video is the former UStream, acquired in 2016 by IBM which has transformed it into a professional streaming and broadcast service. This means that it is now a business-oriented service for streaming events or marketing launches. IBM offers a 30-day free trial of the Pro plan that can host 100 to 5, 000 viewing hours, 720p broadcast, ad-free broadcast, channel password protection and personalization.
Free UStream is still usable on the UStream.TV site.
5) StreamUp is a bit the Justin TV's heir site, where anyone can broadcast and broadcast live from their PC. To do this, just register and press the Go Live button to create the online TV channel and broadcast the webcam footage or from an encoder that can be the TV card. The videos transmitted via StreamUP, compared to other similar sites, are also optimized for viewing on smartphones.
6) Stream allows you to go live or watch live video from Android or iOS devices. Stream is free to use and the public can comment or even send voice notes to live videos that will appear to the foollowers on Facebook and Twitter.
7) Wim TV is a professional Italian platform for creating a streaming web TV, which can also be a PayTV, ideal for broadcasting live events or video recordings. For 10 hours of transmission, you can try with a free account.
8) Twitch, from Amazon, born from the ashes of Justin TV, is the most popular site for broadcasting videos, even live, of video game games, with the possibility of framing yourself on webcam while playing.
9) Mixer is the main alternative to Twitch, free, where you can broadcast live and live games to PC games, using broadcasting programs such as OBS or Streamlabs, free and open source.
10) Younow is a popular video streaming and live chat app that is used for occasional videos and entertainment. It is a site used mostly by teenagers, uncontrolled.
11) Tinychat is one of the most effective platforms for creating video conferences and group video chat, via webcam, for free .
Tinychat therefore allows you to put an online web channel using your webcam, without bandwidth, viewers and time limits.
Livestreaming also supports a chat with other people and integration with social networks.
12) Aliez is a free site where you can start broadcasting from other sources.
13) Belive.tv is a platform for live streaming professionals to conduct interviews and talk shows. The live streaming will be available on Facebook and the comments will be displayed in real time.
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