Online Streaming
Live Streaming Church
services and Charity events
Streaming services professionally for the future
During the pandemic the streaming of services and events
needed to start quickly to enable people to participate from the safety of
their own home. In doing so this opened up a new opportunity for people to
access these services or events who may not have been able to attend in
person.
So much has been learned about this during the pandemic,
for example:
- YouTube requires 100 subscribers to get a friendly URL, 1000 subscribers to allow people to view your stream on mobile devices – and your stream quality is often downgraded
- For Facebook you need to be friends with the person or organisation, links need to be shared, adverts keep popping up, donations can be hard to manage especially with Gift Aid
- Other platforms such as Zoom and MS Teams are designed for conferencing and participation and do not really lend themselves well to broadcasting
- When churches and events begin again with singing and music there is a potential for YouTube and Facebook to disable your feed without notice due to actual or perceived copyright violations
- Whilst streaming from mobile phones might be easy and convenient, it is rarely a decent quality picture and sound and synchronisation can be a problem, which can be frustrating for the viewer
- And if you don’t want to use a phone you need to get a dedicated camera, which can bring it’s own set of issues.
Look no further
Data Developments have partnered with Seccom Group to offer
their professional streaming services matched with our donations and gift aid
software. It can be daunting knowing to where to start with online streaming
and then working out how to get donations online.
Whether it is holding the hand of someone starting from
scratch or providing a platform for services without any ads, marketing etc.
this is where the support and services offered by Seccom and Data Developments
can really help.
There are three different levels depending on your
needs:
Just Stream
Why re-invent the wheel – if you have all of the equipment and technical
know-how, but don’t want to be restricted by the limitations of (or can’t use)
a free service then you can just use their streaming services.
You can have your own branding and logo’s, there are no
ads, no marketing and you can have a visible Donate Now button available just
below your streaming service, which enables viewers to donate and gift aid
their donation whilst watching the service.
There is no AI to cut your stream off for alleged copyright
violations and Seccom will also help ensure that you have the correct CCLI
licence in place for online streaming.
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Stream out of the box
If you’re not sure what equipment to buy this could be the
option for you. All of the equipment you need will be configured and tested by
Seccom and then delivered to your door ready for you to stream. It’s as simple
as that!
Online and telephone support is there to help you get setup
and 12 months support is included. You can stream to your favourite platforms
or utilise the Just Stream option at a discounted rate for the first
year.
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Fully managed Streaming
This is the perfect package for anyone who wants to stream
online but doesn’t know where to start. It is a tailored solution to your
individual requirements
An initial survey is performed and the streaming solution
is designed, project managed, installed, tested and supported by Seccom. Just
leave it to the professionals.
This is available with or without the Just Streaming
option
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