1st Edition

The Live-Streaming Handbook How to create live video for social media on your phone and desktop

By Peter Stewart Copyright 2018
388 Pages
by Routledge

388 Pages
by Routledge

388 Pages
by Routledge

The Live-Streaming Handbook will teach you how to present live-video shows from your phone and stream them straight to Facebook and Twitter. With this book and your favourite social media apps, you will be able to run your own TV station for your home or work. Peter Stewart, an experienced TV and radio presenter, producer and author, now shares the training he’s given to professional... Read more

Foreword by Al Roker (NBC Today Show) Part I: So you want to go live? 1. Why love live? 2. Facebook Live 3. Twitter Go Live/Periscope 4. YouTube 5. Other live-streaming apps and software Part II: Live-stream themes 6. Your live-stream strategy 7. Content is king 8. Focus on ... Part III: Pre-show production 9. How long and when it's on 10. The recce 11. Live-stream privacy, security and safety 12. Tech tips and kit Part IV: On air 13. Your vital title 14. Comments and reactions 15. Shares, follows and notifications 16. The presenter 17. The producer 18. The viewers 19. At the start of the show 20. During the show 21. At the end of the show Part V: Post-show production 22. Downloads and uploads 23. Amplify your live-stream 24. Measuring your metrics  

Biography

Peter Stewart is a journalist, presenter and author with 30 years’ experience at the BBC and in commercial TV and radio. He has produced hundreds of live-streams of his own and for clients, has trained BBC reporters and Oxfam field staff, and was a panellist at the inaugural ‘Periscope Summit’ in New York City, USA.

"With 30 years’ experience in TV and radio broadcasting for the likes of the BBC, Peter’s now sharing his secrets, and with this 360-view of live video you’ll be well-equipped with a comprehensive plan of action, so you can go live every day, like me!" — Al Roker, NBC’s The Today Show