live-streamed

Shown in realtime

Live-streamed describes video or audio broadcast over the internet in real time as events unfold: The concert was live-streamed to fans worldwide, a live-streamed press conference.

The term emphasizes simultaneity—viewers watch as it happens, not from a recording.

Also spelled as two words or hyphenated.

broadcast

webcast

Streamed online transmission

feed · coverage · channel · broadcasting · video · footage · viewers · audience · watching · tuning in

platform

Twitch

Video game streaming site

Facebook · Snapchat · Twitter · Periscope · app · subscriber · channel · creator · vlogger · influencer

interactive

chat

Informal verbal exchange

  • Q&AInteractive inquiry session
  • commentsSpoken or written reactions
  • pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites

donations · emotes · reactions · engagement · participation · moderation · audience · real-time · feedback · shoutout

event

concert

Live musical performance

  • gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
  • esportsProfessional video game competitions
  • tournamentMulti-round competitive event

wedding · funeral · church service · graduation · conference · product launch · press conference · premiere · award show · protest

Opposites
temporal immediacy

live-streamedprerecorded

Captured in advance

pre-recorded · recorded · taped · filmed · on-demand

broadcast method

live-streameddownloaded

Received digital files remotely

physical media · offline · uploaded · broadcast · televised

production method

live-streamededited

Altered for improvement

scripted · polished · rehearsed · staged · filmed

Family

live, stream, streamed, streaming, streams, streamer, streamers, lived, lives

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G