live streams

Watch it now

Live streams are real-time video broadcasts transmitted over the internet, allowing viewers to watch events as they unfold: Thousands tuned in to the live stream of the concert.

The term functions as noun, verb, or modifier: She live streams her gaming sessions, a live stream event.

Distinguished from recorded content by immediacy and often interactive chat features.

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content · moderators · livestreamer · emotes · chat · just chatting · drops · feeds · latency · raid · real-time · online communities · subscribe · hype train · channel · notifications · comments · webcam

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temporal immediacy

live streamsVOD

Viewer-selected playback system

video on demand · reruns · replays · uploads · podcasts

content permanence

live streamsback catalog

Artist's past recordings

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G