A Live webcast means taking the media and broadcasting it in real time over the Internet on your website. Live media streams are generally provided by a means called true streaming. True streaming sends the information straight to the computer or device without saving the file to a hard disk.

In case if you do not have your video shooter with A/V and equipment, etc. then we may help you out in following way. Live event webcasting is ideal for events where timing and interactivity are of the essence. We can provide solutions for any and all of your webcasting needs, including critical pre-event items, all required A/V and equipment, and orchestration. A dedicated team, comprised of a manager, camera director, and technical and support expert, will work with you to ensure your message and desired interactivity are delivered with success. At itdesk.in you can also stream high definition (HD) content without the need to install any special software or equipment. High definition content has substantially higher resolution (roughly 5 times) than standard definition. Applications for live event webcasting include the following:
o Internal Corporate communication
o Shareholder messages and meetings
o Town halls
o Product launches
o Keynote speaker deliveries
o Press conferences
o Special events
o Training
We ensure that all A/V & webcasting equipment required for your event’s success will be available. This includes encoders, cameras, content delivery networks, microphones, lighting, teleprompters, and any other required equipment. We offer various pre-event services for use with live webcasting, including web-page design, online registration, reminder emails for participants, and advanced technical inspection and preparation. We also offer post-event reports and analytics to help you gather detailed and interactive registration and participation statistics. In case if you have your own team with video equipments and mixers then we will not arrange above mentioned equipments.

Webcasting is essentially broadcasting over the internet and is traditionally used for deploying messages from one source to many simultaneous participants. On the other hand, Web Conferencing is traditionally used as a source to communicate between ‘many-to-many participants’. However, with Web Conferencing, interaction is usually between smaller groups (e.g. think of a business meeting of 6, 12, 24 people) vs. with Webcasting, you can broadcast your message to n number of people. It could be 100, 200, 500, 5000, etc

A “webcast” refers to information dispersed to a large audience via the Internet. It might be just a simple audio stream, or it might include visual aids, such as presentation slides, recorded video clips, or live software demonstrations. When user can interact during webcast is called webinar. During webcast when any person from audience can ask a direct question to speaker or presenter. When this feature is added to webcast then it becomes webinar.

With ITDESK SOLUTIONS LLP (ISL) , you own, control and distribute your content. Your videos can be any length and can be uploaded and deleted anytime. Your videos are searchable and can be programmed to make a categorized library. With public video sharing or social networking sites such as YouTube, facebook you must limit the size (length) of your videos, sacrifice quality, and accommodate advertisements, and the occasional slowing down of streaming rate. And most probably, you won’t be allowed to add any links to your videos.

No. Our webcast technology does not require any software plug-ins. Our infrastructure is based in Flash and most computers now have Flash installed. Flash has had a bigger penetration than Windows Media allowing it to work flawlessly in MACs and PCs. New technologies like HTML5 will also make plug-ins non-existent, as any computer in the future will have that technology.

Do participants need access to both the internet and a telephone? 1. Under no circumstances Telephone is required. 2. Internet access is important. a. No under following circumstances We may use high speed wireless (3g Dongle) in case if signals are proper or particular event place is jammer free. b. Yes. In case if wireless signals are not strong or a place where jammers are fixed for mobile signals. So participant need to manage internet at event place.

Flash, Windows Media, & Microsoft Silverlight.

For most webcasts, we recommend preparing for it 1 week in advance. The nature of your business objectives, however, may call for more, or less, planning and development time. Our experienced Webcast Consultant can help craft an adequate work-back schedule for your webcast.