live streaming
Broadcasting as it happens
Live streaming is the broadcasting of video and audio content over the internet in real time, allowing viewers to watch events as they happen rather than from a recording.
The term covers everything from professional broadcasts of sports and concerts to casual streams on platforms like Twitch or YouTube where individuals share gameplay, commentary, or daily activities.
I caught the concert via live streaming since I couldn't get tickets.
As a verb phrase, to live stream means to broadcast in this way.
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- YouTubeVideo-sharing website
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- video conferencingReal-time audiovisual communication online
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
content creators · newscast · emotes · Twitch · latency · raid · talk show · just chatting · social media · bits · video · interactive media · webcasting · viewers · user-generated content · video compression · followers · notifications
- cyberculturecyberculture, internet culture, online communities, virtual communities, memes
- Streaming ProtocolsMMS
- digital communicationemail, internet, chat, texting, messaging
- Digital EntertainmentNetflix, Spotify, YouTube, Hulu, Apple TV
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
live streamingprerecorded
Captured in advance
video on demand · VOD · delayed broadcast · replay · rerun
live streamingdownload
Remote-to-local data transfer
offline viewing · physical media · DVD · Blu-ray · digital download
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