live video

Streaming right now

Live video is video broadcast or streamed in real time, as events happen, rather than recorded for later playback.

The term distinguishes immediate transmission from pre-recorded content: The press conference will be available as live video on our website.

Live video powers everything from news broadcasts to video calls to social media streams, where viewers watch simultaneously with the action.

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Opposites
temporal immediacy

live videovideo on demand

Self-scheduled digital viewing

VOD · delayed broadcast · replay · rerun · playback

production/editing status

live videostudio production

Work created at facilities

film

media dynamism

live videostill image

photograph · still frame · snapshot

Family

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