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Broadcasting Zoom Livestreams Using Web View
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Broadcasting Zoom Livestreams
You can broadcast your Zoom meeting or webinar events as livestreams with Skykit Beam and YouTube Live.
Requirements
- Skykit Beam account
- Google/YouTube account
- Zoom Pro, Business, Education, or Enterprise account
- Zoom Administrator account to edit account settings
Setting Up Your Livestream Feed
To broadcast a Zoom livestream with Beam, you need to enable livestreaming on YouTube, configure it in Zoom, and then create a web view in Beam.
1. Enable livestreaming with YouTube
To enable livestreaming with your YouTube account, follow the instructions under the first step Enable live streaming at the link below:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2474026?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&oco=0
2. Configure livestreaming in Zoom with YouTube
At the link below:
- Follow the steps for "How to enable or disable YouTube live streaming for meetings" or "How to enable YouTube live streaming for webinars".
- Complete the steps for "How to start a livestream to YouTube".
- For the Privacy setting, make sure to choose Public
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360028478292-Livestreaming-meetings-or-webinars-on-YouTube
3. Create a YouTube livestream feed in Skykit Beam
The final step is to create a web view in Beam to play your livestream:
- Copy the livestream URL provided when you set up your YouTube livestream.
- See Playing Videos Full-Screen in Web View for instructions on how to set up a web view in Beam. This is how you can broadcast your YouTube livestream on your digital displays.