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Livestream planning checklist

You are planning to stream your event and want to know what is still unconfirmed before the day.

Share your date and area, and we will suggest coverage and confirm what is possible.

Tool

Answer what you know. Each part of a livestream is shown as confirmed, not confirmed or not needed, with the questions to take to the streaming producer. An internet speed on its own never makes a venue ready.

Audience and platform

Connection

Shown to the producer for information only. It does not change any status here, because an advertised speed is not a test.

People, sound and captions

Livestream readiness checklist

0 Confirmed 8 Not confirmed 0 Not needed

Not ready to call ready. Items marked not confirmed need an answer, or a test, first.
Part of the streamYour result
Who can watchNot confirmed
Platform and accountNot confirmed
Internet connection at the venueNot confirmed
Remote speakers or guestsNot confirmed
Sound for the streamNot confirmed
Live captionsNot confirmed
Local recording as a backup copyNot confirmed
Who decides when to switch to the fallbackNot confirmed

Questions for the streaming producer

  • Who can watch. Is the stream public or private? Decide before the platform settings are made.
  • Platform and account. Which platform will the stream run on, and has the producer used it for this kind of event before?
  • Platform and account. Whose account will the stream run on, and who is allowed to start and stop it?
  • Platform and account. Is access to the account arranged for the producer well before the day, with a backup person who can log in?
  • Internet connection at the venue. Who looks after the venue’s internet, and can that person take part in a test?
  • Internet connection at the venue. Agree a test with the producer: where, when, on which equipment, and what result counts as good enough. A number printed on a plan is not a test.
  • Internet connection at the venue. Is there a second connection or another way to keep going if the first one drops? Who owns it?
  • Remote speakers or guests. Will anyone speak or appear from outside the venue? Who are they, and where are they?
  • Sound for the stream. Where does the stream sound come from: the venue sound desk, our own microphones, or both?
  • Sound for the stream. Has the AV owner confirmed a clean feed for the stream, and was it checked in a test? Sound in the room and sound in the stream are separate checks.
  • Live captions. Do viewers need live captions? Decide, because it adds a person or a service to the plan.
  • Local recording as a backup copy. Decide whether a local recording is kept alongside the stream.
  • Who decides when to switch to the fallback. Name the one person who decides to switch to the fallback, and what viewers will see or be told when that happens.

Fallback responsibilities

Who deals with each problem. Write the actual fallback (what viewers see, what is said) with the producer.

  • Deciding to switch to the fallback: Not decided yet
  • If the internet connection drops: Not decided yet
  • If the platform or account has a problem: Not decided yet
  • If the sound feed is lost or wrong: Not decided yet
  • If a remote speaker drops out: Streaming producer
  • If live captions stop: Not decided yet

Assumptions and limits

  • This is a planning checklist, not a guarantee. A stream depends on equipment, networks and platforms that can fail.
  • Nothing here states a speed, capacity or rule for any venue or platform. Those come from the people who run them.
  • Whether livestreaming is available for your date is confirmed per event.

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In short

  • Shows each part of the stream as confirmed, not confirmed or not needed.
  • Network readiness comes only from a test that was agreed, run and confirmed.
  • An advertised connection speed is recorded for the producer but never marks a venue ready.
  • Names who handles each problem if something fails, and keeps unknown owners visible.

This checklist shows which parts of your livestream are confirmed and which still need an answer. It also gives you a list of questions to take to the streaming producer.

What is it for?

A livestream depends on several things working together: an account, a connection, sound, and often people joining from elsewhere. A plan can look complete while one of them is still a guess. The tool puts each one into a clear state, so the guesses show up before the day.

For the wider picture, read our guide to planning an event livestream from the first brief. To see what we offer, visit event livestreaming.

How do I use it?

  1. Say who will watch, and which platform and account you expect to use.
  2. Say who looks after the venue internet, and whether a test has been agreed or run.
  3. Note any remote speakers, the sound source and whether live captions are needed.
  4. Say whether a local recording is kept, and who decides on the fallback.
  5. Leave anything you do not know as not sure. It stays open.

How do I read the result?

Each part is shown as confirmed, not confirmed or not needed. The summary counts them. The questions list is what to ask the streaming producer, grouped by part. The fallback list shows who handles each problem, and shows “not decided yet” when no one is named.

What are the assumptions and limits?

  • This is a planning checklist. A stream depends on equipment, networks and platforms, so the result shows what is confirmed on paper.
  • An advertised speed is shown for information only and never changes a status. Only an agreed test, run and confirmed, counts. See what to ask about a venue connection.
  • Speeds, capacity and rules come from the venue and the platform.

A worked example

This is an illustrative example. An organiser plans a private stream of a dinner. The venue says it has a fast connection, and the organiser enters that figure. No test has been agreed.

The network stays “not confirmed”, and the questions ask who will run the test, where, on what equipment and what result counts as good enough. Once a test is agreed and then run at the venue, with the network owner named, the network moves to confirmed. If a local recording is chosen, the checklist adds who starts and keeps it. Who is responsible for event internet explains why that owner matters.

When should I message us?

When several items are still open, remote speakers are involved, or you are unsure who should run the test, send the checklist with the date and venue.

If you would like us to go through the open items with you, send the checklist with the event date and venue. We will say which parts we can confirm for your event, and which need the venue or your own team first.

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Questions people ask

Why does a fast internet speed not make the venue ready?
A speed on a plan or a service sheet says what a line may offer, not what it will do in that room, at that time, with many people on it. The tool counts a connection as confirmed only after a test that was agreed in advance, run at the venue, and confirmed by a named person.
Does a green result mean the stream will work?
A green result shows that the items you listed are confirmed on paper. Equipment, networks and platforms can still fail on the day, so the tool also asks who decides on the fallback and who handles each type of problem.
What does the tool mean by a local recording?
A recording kept on site while the stream runs, as a separate copy. If the stream drops, that part may still exist. Choosing no local recording is allowed, but the tool flags it, so the choice is deliberate and not an oversight.
Are live captions the same as captions added afterwards?
No. Live captions are produced as people speak and can contain errors that are fixed later, if at all. Captions made after the event can be reviewed first. The tool asks who produces live captions and how errors are handled.
Does the tool check my platform or venue rules?
Venue and platform rules, speeds and capacity come from the people who run them. The tool turns what you know into questions, so you can ask the right person and record the answer.

Planning an event? Let’s talk it through.

If you would like us to go through the open items with you, send the checklist with the event date and venue. We will say which parts we can confirm for your event, and which need the venue or your own team first.

Share your date and area, and we will suggest coverage and confirm what is possible.

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