What We’ll Cover:
- Streaming to Your Profile
- How Fans Can Access Livestreams
- Revenue Opportunities
- Getting Students Involved
- Fan FAQ’s
Streaming to Your Profile:
You can automatically livestream your games directly to your profile with your Focus camera. It’s a “set it and forget it” solution that also makes it easy on your fans. Here’s how the process works:
- Log into Hudl, select the desired Team, and select their Schedule.
- Click on the event you want to livestream.
- Select the Camera (your Focus camera), Recording Duration, Livestream, and Livestream Angle for the event.
- Once you click Save, your livestream will automatically appear on your profile at the scheduled date and time.
How Fans Can Access Livestreams:
To watch livestreams, fans should navigate to your profile.
Direct them to the Upcoming Events section on the right side of your home page.
Events with a Streaming tag indicate they’ll be available to watch.
If the event is live, fans can click the Play button to start the livestream.
The Hudl Fan App:
Fans can also watch your livestreams on their iOS and Android devices or Smart TVs with the Hudl Fan app, available for download from their respective app stores.
Revenue Opportunities:
Hudl TV offers a built-in opportunity for your program to generate revenue, giving you complete flexibility in deciding how — or if — you want to monetize your livestreams. Choose between these options:
Pay-per-view: Offer your fans pay-per-view access on a per-game, monthly, seasonal or annual basis. Programs using pay-per-view benefit from an industry-leading revenue share model, helping bring more money back to their program.
Sponsorships: With our Production Truck software, you can easily add sponsorship elements to free and pay-per-view streams. While it takes some extra effort, it’s a great way to engage local businesses in supporting your program.
Free-to-view: If you prefer not to charge viewers for your livestream, you can offer a free-to-view option. You can still incorporate sponsorships to generate revenue.
[Hudl TV] is a great tool to highlight some of these teams at Batavia who don’t necessarily get the recognition they deserve.
Getting Students Involved:
We’ve heard from schools nationwide that livestreaming is a great way to involve students interested in broadcasting, marketing or technology.
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See how a student-led livestream on Hudl introduced a rural Georgia community to a national audience.
- Read how a team of two students reached thousands of viewers in only their second broadcast on Hudl.
Livestreaming FAQ’s From Fans:
Can I watch the livestream on my TV?
Yes! You can download the Hudl Fan app on your Smart TV. Search for it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV or Android TV, then look up your school or organization.
The broadcast I am watching says delayed or has stopped, what happened?
If a broadcast is delayed, it means it hasn’t started yet and is past the scheduled time. The school or broadcasting organization may still be setting up, so we recommend waiting, as the livestream should start soon.
If a broadcast stops, the broadcasting school or organization is likely facing technical issues, such as equipment or internet connection problems. Please wait, as we expect the stream to resume shortly!
The livestream isn’t loading properly. What’s wrong?
For best results, we recommend using Google’s Chrome web browser, though the latest versions of Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, and Edge should work fine. To check whether your browser needs to be updated, click here.
I’m seeing a lot of buffering with my livestream. What can I do?
When watching a livestream, you’ll need an internet connection bandwidth of 10 Mbps download speed. You can test your connection at speedtest.net. If your internet speed is slow, you can try a few things:
- Connect your computer to an active ethernet cable.
- Close all unnecessary browser windows or tabs.