How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

LinkedIn Live
Youtube Live
X / Twitter
Facebook Live
Instagram
Tiktok
Twitch
Teams Live Event
Teams Town hall

LinkedIn Live

There is two ways to stream out to your LinkedIn page:

In any scenario, your page needs to meet the LinkedIn Live access criteria.
Please refer to the official LinkedIn Live access criteria documentation.
Be aware that this enablement can take time.

Regardless of who is streaming, Linkedin has a maximum of 4 hours for each stream.

1. You create a LinkedIn Live event on your own

You need a Linkedin Page with >150 subscribers
Once you are eligible go there https://www.linkedin.com/video/golive/now/
Setup your event as you which on the left pane
Then on the bottom pane, Stream settings tab, select the region Europe, West where Brainsonic Streaming Infrastructure is originating its streams
Click on Get URL button
Copy and send Stream URL and Stream Key to you Brainsonic representative
When the stream will start to be pushed you will be able to watch it from the Live control center. Once ready you just have to press the Go live button.
Once done, the page you are acting on behalf of, will post the live stream directly on the feed.

2. Our operators act on your behalf

You authorize our operators to manage your LinkedIn Page on your behalf
Please add our operation LinkedIn account Camille Faussaire (https://www.linkedin.com/in/camille-streamaura/) by referring to the official LinkedIn Pages permission management documentation

Do not communicate your password under any circumstances.

And we need the following items:

A title (75 car.)
Description (5000 car.)

If scheduled :
Date, time and timezone
Preview image (1920x1080 - <2MB)

Youtube Live

There is two ways to stream out to your Youtube channel:

In any scenario, your channel needs to request access to live streaming.
Open the Youtube Creator Studio then request the activation.
Be aware that this enablement take up to 24 hours.

Youtube has no limit of time for the live stream. However, there will be no recording if it lasts more than 12h so we advise you to stay under this limit.

1. Our operators act on your behalf

You authorize our operators to create content on your Youtube channel on your behalf
Please add our operation Youtube account brainsonic.exchange@gmail.com with the Editor role by referring to the official Youtube channel permission management documentation

Do not communicate your password under any circumstances.

And we need the following items:

2. You create a Youtube Live event on your own

Once you are eligible go there https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC/livestreaming
Choose between schedule an event and immediate start of a show at the question When do you want to go live?
At the step Pick the type of stream to begin select Streaming software
Under Stream settings > Stream key > Select stream key dropdown, select "Brainsonic Live" or Create a new stream key if it doesn't exists
Name the new key "Brainsonic Live", select RTMP as streaming protocol then CREATE
Once back on the Studio interface, make sure that the newly created Stream Key is selected, then copy the Stream Key and send it to your Brainsonic representative.
If you are not planning any interaction between the audience and the content streamed (i.e. pre-recorded material), choose Normal latency as Stream Latency
The livestream will start once the Brainsonic Streaming Infrastructure will start streaming. Despite wanting to start as late as possible we recommend starting streaming way before show start (i.e., 20min) to avoid any issue and take no chance to miss the live show start. Alternatively you may want to create a scheduled event and then be able to go live by pressing a button.

To access or launch a scheduled live stream, go to the Live Control room and select Manage

X / Twitter

There is two ways for to stream out to your Twitter account:

In any scenario, you need a Twitter account with Media Studio enabled by a Twitter representative
Please refer to the official Twitter Media Studio enablement documentation.
Be aware that this enablement can take a few days.

1. You create a Twitter live broadcast on your own

You need a Twitter account with Media Studio enabled
Once you are eligible go there https://studio.twitter.com/producer/broadcasts
On the Live tab, click Create Broadcast
Enter the information that qualifies your event
On the Source section, select Create a new source, then name it Brainsonic Live
Select the EU (Paris) region as well as the RTMP Source type, then Done
Copy Source URL and Stream key values then send them to your Brainsonic representative
You can define if you want to start now or later.
When the stream will start to be pushed you will be able to watch it from the Live control center. Once ready you just have to press the Go Live button.

2. Our operators act on your behalf

You authorize our operators to manage your Twitter account on your behalf
Please add our operation Twitter account @bsevent_dev by refering to the official Twitter Media Studio permission management documentation

Do not communicate your password under any circumstances.

And we need the following items:

A title (same constraint than a tweet, 280 car.)
Pick a categorie
Tweet content

If scheduled :
Date, time and timezone
Preview image (16:9 ratio, PNG)

See list of available categories

Automotive (Cars, Trucks, Racing)
Comedy
Digital Creators
Entertainment & Pop Culture
Esports & Video Games
Financial & Business News
Food & Drink
Lifestyle (Fashion, Travel, Wellness)
Music
News & Current Events
Politics
Science & Education
Sports
Technology
Television

Facebook Live

There is two ways for to stream out to your Facebook page:

1. You create a Facebook Live event on your own

On the New Post box, clik on Live Video
Select Go Live (you could also select Live Event to create a Facebook Event)
Add the Title
Select Streaming Software under Select a video source
Enable Backup stream toggle
Copy the Streaming Key that just shown up (it should look like FB10159995604943449-0-Abz68JtzS__fskdfbe)
Send it to your Brainsonic representative
The livestream will start once you receive feed from Brainsonic and click . Despite wanting to start as late as possible we recommend starting streaming way before show start (i.e., 20min) to avoid any issue and take no chance to miss the live show start.

2. Our operators act on your behalf

You authorize our operators to manage your Facebook page account on your behalf
Please assign Editor role to our operation account liveteam@brainsonic.com to the official Facebook Pages permission management documentation

Do not communicate your password under any circumstances.

And we need the following items:

A title
A description
Date, time and timezone
Preview image (16:9 ratio, PNG)

Instagram

Prerequisite

Your IG account need to be eligible to IG Live Producer. Please contact your Brainsonic Live representative to obtain such an access.

We do not use nor promote the usage of applications such as Instafeed or Promovgram.
These providers are offering an integrated Web solution to get Instagram stream key from a mobile device emulator.
However this solution not being officially supported by Meta, and those services being hosted outside of EU. We cannot expose our clients to potential credentials leaks.

It is not possible to disable comments on an IG Live video that was initiated though IG Live Producer. Therefore IG proposed a few options, see below.

1. You create an Instagram Live event on your own

Login on instagram.com.
From le left menu clic on Create > Live video
Set title and audience
Communicate the stream key (should look like 18180500569288623?s_bl=1&s_fbp=fra3-1&s_prp=cdg4-3&s_sw=0&s_tids=1&s_vt=ig&a=Abyn4PLX7HRFZY1F)
Brainsonic will start streaming.
Clic on Go Live. Despite wanting to start as late as possible we recommend starting streaming way before show start (i.e., 5-10min) to avoid any issue and take no chance to miss the live show start.

2. Our operators act on your behalf

If you choose to communicate your credentials (which is not recommended - you can still change it before the live and change it for the old one after the live) make sure that you are able to

Provide a username and a password to your Brainsonic representative
Provide a direct communication channel between the Brainsonic operator and the person supposed to provide the 2FA temporary code.
This person will be asked to provide a 2FA code when the Brainsonic operator try to login to the platform to start pushing the livestream
We strongly recommend to perform a test of all this chain including the direct communication channel, >24h before the live show.

We need the following items:

A title
A comments setting

Handling comments

This is the only way a partner can theoretically “disable” comments on a live on Instagram Live Producer as no true option is available. This allows only pages you follow to comment which gives a bit of control. You can effectively unfollow people and then follow them back once the live is over. However, choosing this option will restrict comments on the entire account (will apply to comments on live broadcasts, reels, stories and posts).

Click More
Click Settings
Click Privacy & Security
Click Edit comment settings
Click People You Follow.

Tiktok

Principle

Steps

You need a Tiktok account with >1000 followers (to keep the live access, you need do stream regularly)
Once you are eligible go there https://livecenter.tiktok.com/producer
Click "Go LIVE" when your event is set up
Copy the Server URL and Stream key and send them to your Brainsonic representative

Live functionnality access

We might need your account UID to assist getting live capabilities enablement.

Note that we have to contact Tiktok for this so it might take some time.

UID can be obtained from the TikTok mobile application

Going live

The livestream will start once the Brainsonic Streaming Infrastructure will start streaming. Despite wanting to start as late as possible we recommend starting streaming way before show start (i.e., 5-10min) to avoid any issue and take no chance to miss the live show start.

Twitch

Principle

Steps

Once you are logged in go there https://dashboard.twitch.tv/settings/stream
Scroll down to authorisations and click on "People allowed to stream on your channel"
Add our email : camille.faussaire@brainsonic.com.
We will receive a stream key dedicated to us on your channel (so we don't have access to your stream key)

Going live

The livestream will start once the Brainsonic Streaming Infrastructure will start streaming. Despite wanting to start as late as possible we recommend starting streaming way before show start (i.e., 10min) to avoid any issue and take no chance to miss the live show start.

Check stream settings

Twitch does not provide the ability to preview the stream before going live. You can still perform a test that won't be visible on the channel by adding ?bandwidthtest=true at the end of the stream key when you paste it on your streaming software.

Once ready to perform a test, account owner needs to login to https://inspector.twitch.tv/

Information about stream health will be visible during the test.

Teams Live Event

Disclaimer : when this documentation is written, there is a new display appearing is teams calendar. However, the new display doesn't show options to create live events at the moment so this documentation require to use the older dipslay by making sure that the option "New Calendar" is unchecked at the top right corner of teams' window.

Create a live event

Creation

In order to create a Teams Live Event, you need to unfold the menu on the "New meeting" button (1) then select Live Event (2).

Settings

Once you've clicked on Live Event, a new window pop up for the configuration.

There, you can set the title (1) as well as the details of your event. In order to allow us to join your event, you will need to check "Allow external presenters" (2) and add our email address (3). Once this is done, the new presenter will be displayed bellow the organizer. Click on it to change it's role to producer (4). You can then click "next"

This part can be updated after the event creation by opening on it from the calendar.

In the next windows, you can change some other settings according to your need. Make sure that "Teams Encoder" is checked on the "How will you produce" section.

This part can also be updated after the event creation by opening the event on the calendar the by clicking on "Settings".

Teams Town hall

Disclaimer : when this documentation is written, there is a new display appearing is teams calendar. However, the new display doesn't show options to create town hall at the moment so this documentation require to use the older dipslay by making sure that the option "New Calendar" is unchecked at the top right corner of teams' window.

Create a town hall

Creation

In order to create a Teams Town hall, you need to unfold the menu on the "New meeting" button (1) then select Town hall (2).

Settings

Once you've clicked on Town hall, a new window pop up for the configuration.

There, you can set the title (1) as well as the details of your event. In order to allow us to join your event, add our email address (2) as co-organizer. The new presenter will be displayed below the organizer. Once you're done with your own settings, click on "Meeting options" (3) to continue.

In the new window, under the "Production tools" menu (1), enable "RTMP-in" (2). You can do your other configurations then click on "apply" and then, back on the previous window, click on "Save and send invites".

You can now finish your configuration and click on publish on the top right corner to finish and get your attendees link.

You can modify your settings after the creation by double-clicking on the event in the calendar then clicking on "Manage event"