For those of us who have been working in live-streaming since the early days of Justin.TV and Ustream, the launch of Facebook live was a watershed moment. Not only did Facebook finally bring live-streaming to the mainstream, but the ginormous user base and the distribution power of the Facebook newsfeed enabled broadcasters to increase their [...]
Ramsey sends the cavalry charging directly at Jon Snow. Jon Snow struggles to regain his footing. He stands. He sees the onslaught of death charging towards him. The camera pushes in tight from below, Jon Snow looks down, he nods. He looks up. We can see the whites of his eyes and we know that he has changed. [...]
My heart started to thump. Remember when you were a kid and you could feel in your bones that something exciting was about to happen? That's what I felt, way back in 2007 the first time I watched a live-streamed show. Even though it was just two friends talking, I got it immediately. Like theater, [...]
We've been waiting and waiting for the release of the video from the Amanda Palmer/Jherek Bischoff David Bowie Tribute we live-streamed from City Winery in late March. It's finally arrived and the amazing performances still pull my guts right through the computer screen!
VirtualArtsTV Live-streams The Reproductive Freedom Festival
30 Playwrights, 30 Actors, LIVE From NYC
First off, lets be clear. I'm no lover of Grease, but, as my entire professional life has been dedicated to live performance, especially live-streamed performance, last Sunday night I dragged myself to Fox to watch Grease Live. The NBC live musicals have been so flat and patronizing, my plan was 20 minutes of Grease Live due diligence, then catch [...]
Originally published at Newtek.com You've spent months planning your organization's yearly benefit. Your message is honed, your tables are sold, your honoree is excited and your entertainment is booked. Countless man hours and dollars have gone into marketing your event, and it's looking like this year is sizing up to be your best event ever. So why [...]
Ever since the off-Broadway show Daddy Long Legs announced they will be live-streaming this Thursday's show, I've been besieged with emails and Twitters and andFacebook messages. Did you hear? Can you believe it? How do you feel?? I am THRILLED that producers with deeper pockets than VirtualArtsTV are finally recognizing the amazing potential for live-streamed theater! I've [...]
In 2013 VATV live-streamed Words Of Choice to an impassioned global audience... In 2015 we are so happy to spread the word... Call For New Short Works For Live-Streamed Theater Festival VirtualArtsTV is again honored to work with the Words of Choice team to live-stream the upcoming Reproductive Freedom Festival. In Words of Choice: [...]
On May 11th, 2014 audiences in Rwanda and Iceland and France and Belgium and Sweden and New York City (and more) joined viewers all over the world to experience a live-streamed concert reading of Jay O. Sanders play, Unexplored Interior. (read all about it here). On October 29th, 2015 The Mosaic Theater in Washington DC [...]
