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Hi all,

I've read lots of posts about opportunities and software folks have found for broadcasting or streaming shows online for this coming year.  I know that my fall season will be all virtual, and from the sounds of it, we will likely not be able to produce any in-person shows at all this year in my locale.

I'm actively searching through many scripts that allow for either broadcast or livestream, however (as to be expected), before even applying for the license they require that you describe how the performance will be protected behind a paywall, firewall, password-protection system, or something else so that it is inaccessible to the general public and only can be viewed by your paying patrons.  (Which is a whole different nightmare for me as my district is currently prohibiting the use of any 3rd party online vendors for box office....but that's another thread).

Right now our district has been encouraging us to use all Google suites for our work, which means last spring our productions were streamed through YouTube.  They didn't have copyright attachments to them, so that wasn't a problem.  But that clearly isn't going to work now.  We don't have any in-district system that allows for me to "hide" a video from the public but also make it accessible to parents or community members.

We are also one of those districts that is banning Zoom for FERPA non-compliance. (I know that they are "working on it", but that doesn't pass muster with my district).  We are mandated to use WebEx, which while secure, is in no way able to handle a live-streamed performance.  Because of its robust security, it lags and hangs and acts a fool when there are more than 30 people in a room.

So I'm asking for your suggestions for sites or applications that would allow my kids to either upload and broadcast a pre-recorded and edited performance or host a live-streamed performance (depending on what our license allows), such that a patron has to have a password or security code to access it.  Anything that requires us to pay for a license to use it is currently a no-go, as that has to be approved by the district technology committee and that wouldn't happen for months right now.

Thanks,

Hi all,

I've read lots of posts about opportunities and software folks have found for broadcasting or streaming shows online for this coming year.  I know that my fall season will be all virtual, and from the sounds of it, we will likely not be able to produce any in-person shows at all this year in my locale.  

I'm actively searching through many scripts that allow for either broadcast or livestream, however (as to be expected), before even applying for the license they require that you describe how the performance will be protected behind a paywall, firewall, password-protection system, or something else so that it is inaccessible to the general public and only can be viewed by your paying patrons.  (Which is a whole different nightmare for me as my district is currently prohibiting the use of any 3rd party online vendors for box office....but that's another thread).

Right now our district has been encouraging us to use all Google suites for our work, which means last spring our productions were streamed through YouTube.  They didn't have copyright attachments to them, so that wasn't a problem.  But that clearly isn't going to work now.  We don't have any in-district system that allows for me to "hide" a video from the public but also make it accessible to parents or community members.

We are also one of those districts that is banning Zoom for FERPA non-compliance. (I know that they are "working on it", but that doesn't pass muster with my district).  We are mandated to use WebEx, which while secure, is in no way able to handle a live-streamed performance.  Because of its robust security, it lags and hangs and acts a fool when there are more than 30 people in a room.

So I'm asking for your suggestions for sites or applications that would allow my kids to either upload and broadcast a pre-recorded and edited performance or host a live-streamed performance (depending on what our license allows), such that a patron has to have a password or security code to access it.  Anything that requires us to pay for a license to use it is currently a no-go, as that has to be approved by the district technology committee and that wouldn't happen for months right now.  

Thanks,

Hi all,

I've read lots of posts about opportunities and software folks have found for broadcasting or streaming shows online for this coming year.  I know that my fall season will be all virtual, and from the sounds of it, we will likely not be able to produce any in-person shows at all this year in my locale.

I'm actively searching through many scripts that allow for either broadcast or livestream, however (as to be expected), before even applying for the license they require that you describe how the performance will be protected behind a paywall, firewall, password-protection system, or something else so that it is inaccessible to the general public and only can be viewed by your paying patrons.  (Which is a whole different nightmare for me as my district is currently prohibiting the use of any 3rd party online vendors for box office....but that's another thread).

Right now our district has been encouraging us to use all Google suites for our work, which means last spring our productions were streamed through YouTube.  They didn't have copyright attachments to them, so that wasn't a problem.  But that clearly isn't going to work now.  We don't have any in-district system that allows for me to "hide" a video from the public but also make it accessible to parents or community members.

We are also one of those districts that is banning Zoom for FERPA non-compliance. (I know that they are "working on it", but that doesn't pass muster with my district).  We are mandated to use WebEx, which while secure, is in no way able to handle a live-streamed performance.  Because of its robust security, it lags and hangs and acts a fool when there are more than 30 people in a room.

So I'm asking for your suggestions for sites or applications that would allow my kids to either upload and broadcast a pre-recorded and edited performance or host a live-streamed performance (depending on what our license allows), such that a patron has to have a password or security code to access it.  Anything that requires us to pay for a license to use it is currently a no-go, as that has to be approved by the district technology committee and that wouldn't happen for months right now.

Thanks,