TikiLIVE Expands Content Selection

TikiLIVE is constantly working to add features that will make our solutions even more attractive to our customers. That is why we have taken measures to further expand our customers’ abilities when using our software. We are ecstatic to reveal a list of our new channels that have been added over the past few months, while also detailing new ways to access all of our content across multiple devices.

Eight New Channels for Onset TV
Our team has been working hard to expand our channel lineup for our set top box users. Recently, we have added eight channels, which include over 3,000 classic episodes. Users can expect to gain access to classic movies, westerns, great sport moments, sitcoms, Sci-Fi thrillers, crime shows, hit dramas and the fast growing gaming entertainment genre. These new channels complement our existing robust channel lineup and offer something for nearly everyone. Our wide selection of new channels ensures that there is always something to watch.

Bloomberg Television
Are you an avid investor looking to stay up to date on the latest market news? If so, we are now offering a streaming channel from our friends at Bloomberg to keep you abreast of all of the latest financial news. Whether in your home or on the go, TikiLIVE now allows you to easily stream content from the popular Bloomberg channel at anytime.

Outdoor Sports Channel
The warm weather inspires many individuals to enjoy the outdoors however this is not always attainable. Why not bring nature to you with the Outdoor Sports Channel? TikiLIVE now offers full access to this channel featuring scores of programming geared to inspire the outdoor lover in you!

Access our Content Across Myriad of Devices
Our mission is to ensure that all of our content can be accessed across as many platforms as possible. We encourage our users and subscribers to take note of our new apps that are or will be available in the coming months. The TikiLIVE Android app is currently available in the Play Store, and the iOS app will be released in the iTunes store soon. This enables users to access content, even on the go.

Our expanded array of content at tv.tikilive.com is also a point of interest for users. Whether you are using your computer, Apple TV, a Roku device, Smart TV, smartphone or tablet, you will have no problem accessing TikiLIVE content.

For mobile users, we offer the dedicated IPTV App, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store as well as from Apple’s App Store as well. This allows you to never miss your favorite TikiLIVE content.

Need More Information on TikiLIVE’s Expanded Lineup?
If you’re looking for more information on TikiLIVE’s expanded lineup of high quality content, feel free to contact us. We are always willing to listen to your content requests and are working hard to add new and relevant content on an ongoing basis.

Mobile Apps: Take Your TikiLIVE Account with You

Whether you are an avid Apple or Android user, you now can take your TikiLIVE account with you on the go! We have recently released a version of our TikiLIVE app for Android and a new version of our app for Apple devices available in coming weeks. This means that, no matter what type of mobile device your users prefer, they can continue to watch their favorite TikiLIVE content with ease.

Review the new new features of our mobile apps that will ensure your users’ viewing experience is the best it can be.

Watch Live Broadcasts of Unlimited Channels
More people are accessing the internet from their smartphones and tablets than ever before. For this reason, as a content provider, it is incredibly important to offer access to your content across as many devices as possible.

With TikiLIVE’s new mobile apps for both Android and Apple devices, your viewers can access live broadcasts from their mobile devices at anytime. We understand the importance of reaching your viewers regardless of their device, and our mobile apps are just another way that you can make this happen.

Share Content To Social Media Networks
Another new feature that we’re excited about is the ability to share both live and VOD (Video On Demand) content to your social media profiles from the TikiLIVE mobile app. This allows you and your users to quickly get the word out about a video that they enjoy, which can help your content gain more popularity online.

Social media is one of the best ways for your content to gain popularity and allowing your users to share your content to their followers from within the TikiLIVE app puts you one step closer to quickly growing your user base. Users can share your content on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest with the click of a button!

Easy to Use Electronic Program Guide
Your users will also be able to access an easy to use electronic program guide from their smartphones. This will allow your users to see what is currently playing on your channels and to control everything from their mobile devices.

Multiple Language Support
Because we support users around the world, we understand the need to offer multiple language support for our mobile apps. That is why we are constantly adding more languages. We currently support the following languages throughout the world:

English
Urdu
Russian
Punjabi
Japanese
Italian
Hindi
German
French
Dutch
Bengali
Arabic
Romanian
Vietnamese
Korean
Thai
Traditional Chinese Cantonese

Android STB
We also offer our Android STB App, which allows you to bring more of a traditional “cable” experience to your viewers. Your users will still be able to cut the cable cord while continuing to enjoy our updated Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) as well as Cloud Based DVR, Video On Demand and more. This can all be done from the comfort of users’ homes through our Android powered set top box solution.

Ready to Learn More About Our Mobile Apps?
Please contact us if you have any other questions about our new mobile apps. We are extremely excited to roll out updates to our mobile apps and hope that you’ll provide honest feedback about what else you are looking for in a mobile streaming solution for you and your viewers.

New Quad Core Set Top Box and Dongle Capabilities with TikiLIVE!

Want to increase your channel surfing SPEED? Great! With the new TikiLIVE Quad Core STB, you can have the ability to stream content to users’ televisions. Although most only consider that large providers like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon have the necessary resources to distribute content through set top boxes, another name is emerging in this field: TikiLIVE. With TikiLIVE, users can stream content through our own white label set top box (STB) as well as other their own third party set top boxes.

Lets talk about TikiLIVE’s Quad Core Super-Fast Set Top Box
Our White Label STB is extremely easy to use and allows Operators to not only distribute content, but to also build their brand. Easily embed your logo into the white label STB to keep your brand consistent and, most importantly keeping your channel surfers happy.

A few of the features that we are most proud to offer through our White Label STB include:

Quad Core Processor – We’ve redesigned our set top box to utilize a quad core processor that increases speed and performance. No more delays or buffering issues, thanks to this lighting fast processor.
Android Operating System – The Android operating system is not only used to power smartphones and tablets, but it’s also used to power a variety of devices in all sorts of industries. Because the operating system requires very little memory while offering a whole host of features, TikiLIVE is excited to use it to power our new set top box.
Electronic Programming Guide – Our set top box also offers an electronic programming guide which we’ve improved, allowing our users to have a much more enjoyable experience when browsing for new content. By using caching, we’ve created a much faster EPG, which can be accessed in the following languages:
- English
- Urdu
- Russian
- Punjabi
- Japanese
- Italian
- Hindi
- German
- French
- Dutch
- Bengali
- Arabic
- Romanian
- Vietnamese
- Korean
- Thai
- Traditional Chinese Cantonese

Other 3rd Party Set Top Box Offerings
While we do offer our own White Label Set Top Box, we understand that some of your viewers may prefer to access their content from their own devices. For this reason, we offer full support for the following 3rd party set top boxes:

Roku – Roku is the top selling streaming set top box currently on the market. With over 8 million devices sold throughout the world, you’ll instantly have access to scores of new viewers.
AppleTV – Apple has an incredibly loyal following, including their AppleTV devices. With fully integrated AirPlay, your users will be able to easily redirect their TikiLIVE content to any of their iOS devices.
Chromecast – Chromecast is Google’s first foray into the IPTV world. Rather than opting for a full set top box setup, Chromecast utilizes a dongle device to stream content in a similar fashion. This delivers the capability to stream content from another device onto the television. Use this handy and inexpensive dongle device in tandem with the TikiLIVE app.

Quad Core Set Top Box or Dongle Offerings From TikiLIVE
By partnering with TikiLIVE, you can instantly have your content shown across all of the major set top boxes as well as our white label set top box solution, which will allow you to literally create your own OTT (Over the Top) network. For more information contact us today. We are more than happy to explain our wide variety of STB solutions.

Live Stream Your Awards Show and Reach a Larger Audience!

Do you have an awards show coming up to honor your group or organization? If so, you likely want to market this event to gain exposure for your organization and to help build your brand. One way that event planners are not only getting the word out about award shows, but also increasing interest in these events is by live streaming them to the world.

Take a look at a few tips to help you reach larger audiences for your next awards show through a live stream.

Benefits of Live Streaming Your Next Awards Show

1. Offer a True Red Carpet Experience

No matter the size of your organization or event, everyone loves dressing up and being pampered. Why not create a true red carpet experience for your next awards show? Encourage your attendees to dress in their best attire and arrive early for candid shots on the red carpet.

Depending on how much time you have before your awards show you may even be able to secure sponsors for the red carpet that will be more than happy to pay to have their logos appear in the backdrop of your red carpet photos.

When you tell your audience that they will be featured on a live stream this will likely create even more buzz that will hopefully generate more people attending your awards show as well as watching it online.

2. Reach a Larger Mobile Audience

Mobile Internet usage has seen a huge uptick over the past few years. In fact, more people are accessing the Internet from their mobile phones than they are from their computers.

By partnering with a high quality streaming provider like TikiLIVE you can ensure that your awards show will not only be able to be streamed to computers but also to all types of mobile devices as well.

Whether your audience wants to view your show from a smartphone, tablet, computer or set top box, TikiLIVE’s technology will provide a tailored experience that is sure to be a hit for all.

3. Combine Awards Show With Fundraising Opportunities

With a typical awards show you may be looking to raise money from the various attendees. By live streaming your awards show you can open up all sorts of fundraising opportunities to each and every viewer, which allows you to reach many more people than can fit inside a typical auditorium or banquet hall.

No longer are you limited by how many tickets you can sell to your awards show. With live streaming your fundraising opportunities are virtually limitless.

4. Generate Buzz about Your Awards Show Through Social Media

A successful awards show is all about the buzz that you can create leading up to the big event. Fancy invitations and regular email correspondence leading up to the event can go a long way, but social media marketing offers even more opportunities.

With invitations and even email correspondence you are limited to a list of names that you’ve likely spent years cultivating. With a simple social media update you can reach a whole array of people that you’ve never spoken to before, which allows you to instantly reach a larger audience without spending a fortune on marketing.

In fact, if your current user base are devoted followers they will likely share your posts to generate even more interest in your awards show. Combining social media with a live stream of your awards show can really create a lot of free publicity surrounding your event.

Think about the opportunities of having someone constantly updating your social media profiles during the awards show to generate even more buzz!

5. Partner With a Live Streaming Provider Focused on Quality

If you’re looking to live stream your next awards show, you want to ensure that you are partnering with a company that has experience with streaming audiences of all sizes. At TikiLIVE we’ve been in the streaming business for over a decade and utilize a network of servers to handle the demands of even the most popular of live streaming events.

You won’t have to worry about whether the quality of your streaming event will wane as more people login to view your content when you use TikiLIVE. In fact, with our secure content delivery network, we are confident that you’ll be satisfied at the high level of video quality that your audience will experience throughout your next awards show.

6. Grow Your Audience Around the Globe

With an in-person awards show you can only reach the number of people that can fit in a certain venue. This physically limits your audience to a local geographical area. With a live stream this limitation is instantly lifted.

If you have fans and group members located around the world they can easily stream your awards show wherever they are located. In fact, TikiLIVE has a network of servers located around the world to ensure that no matter where your users are located their viewing experience will be top notch.

7. Archive Your Event For Future Use

Wouldn’t you like to archive your awards show for future use? Maybe you’d like to use portions of the stream for promotional materials or just to look at prior to next year’s show.

Whatever the reason, with TikiLIVE you can easily record your live stream to be viewed later. If you’d like you can even charge others to view the recorded stream in case they missed the live event.

Ready to Live Stream Your Awards Show?

By now we hope you have heard enough reasons why it makes sense for you to stream your next awards show. If you still have questions about any of the details on how to live stream your next event, don’t hesitate to contact us today.

More Tips for Live Streaming in HD

If you’re a streaming pro or just looking for ways to stream your content in HD online, you’ve come to the right place. In this article we’ll highlight a variety of tips for making it easier than ever to live stream in HD. After implementing a few of these tips you may be surprised at how great your content looks!

Check Your Connection

One of the most important aspects of live streaming is your Internet connection. If you are streaming live content over a spotty connection you can expect to have major issues. Your best bet is to stream through a hardwired Ethernet connection. While you can stream content over a wireless network or even with a smartphone, these other connection types will likely not be as stable as a reliable Ethernet connection.

Monitor Your Internet Speed

Aside from your connection type, your Internet speed is also extremely important when live streaming in HD. Check with your provider to see how fast your Internet connection is supposed to be and use a website like speedtest.net to ensure that you are receiving the speed that you are actually paying for. If you have a slow connection it may be worth it to upgrade your Internet speed to ensure your content is streamed more efficiently.

Partner With a CDN

If you’ve never heard of a content delivery network (CDN), listen up! A CDN is a network of servers that are typically located around the world that then serve content to users based on their geographical location. So if you have a large number of users accessing your content from overseas, they will be served by systems that are located close to them to prevent latency that can be seen when data must travel extremely long distances. At TikiLIVE, we operate a secure CDN with servers located all around the world to ensure your content is always served as efficiently as possible to your end users.

Plan Ahead For Your Live Streaming Content

When most people think of live streaming they think of just capturing what happens as the action unfolds. While this may work for certain content such as sporting events, it may not work for everything. If you’re trying to stream content you need to make sure that you’ve secured an adequate location and also accounted for any issues related to lighting, weather conditions and other distractions, which could cause issues for you when you choose to record your content.

Stay Organized

Creating great content all comes back to staying organized. Just like with anything, if you go into a project unorganized, you will often be left with a finished product that is less than stellar. Be sure that all of your video equipment is meticulously organized to ensure that you are ready to stream your content. Test out all of your equipment before hand to make sure that you do not run into issues while broadcasting.

Staying organized also includes having a game plan to ensure that you will stay on schedule during your broadcast. No one wants to watch content that drags on and on when it could have been much shorter and achieved the same end result.

Promote Your Broadcast

This day in age, creating high quality content is only half of the battle. You could have the best content in the world, but if you do not market it well you will not likely have much success. Some people say that you should actually spend more time marketing your content than you do actually creating it.

Sometimes it can feel like a full time job if you are doing it all on your own. Marketing all of your streaming content through various social media channels as well as on your web site can be extremely time consuming. This is why it is important to look for providers like TikiLIVE that offer easy ways to share your video content instantly across all of your social media profiles as well as on your website. Don’t neglect the effective marketing of your content or you may be left with high quality videos that no one is really watching.

Have a High Quality Camera

When recording live content, your camera is extremely important to producing high quality videos. Sure, your smartphone may offer HD video recording capabilities, but if you are looking to convey a professional image, you should invest in a decent video camera. Thanks to advances in technology, a high quality video camera can be purchased relatively inexpensively. Do some research before purchasing a camera and you should be able to find a unit that will more than meet your needs that is also within your budget.

Stream to Multiple Platforms

Do most of your users watch your content from a computer, smartphone, tablet or television? If you don’t know the answer to this important question, you need to ensure that your content can be accessed across as many platforms as possible. The problem with creating content for multiple platforms is that screen resolution and other factors can greatly impact how a video looks on different devices. With more people accessing content from their mobile devices than ever before, it is important to not neglect this segment of the video streaming market.

By partnering with a streaming provider like TikiLIVE you can leave all of these complicated details to the experts. With a TikiLIVE account all of your streaming content will be instantly accessible across all platforms including smartphones, tablets, computers as well as televisions through a variety of set top boxes.

Don’t let issues with streaming to multiple platforms prevent you from creating live streaming content in HD.

Partner With TikiLIVE, Your Live Streaming Experts

If you are new to the world of live streaming it may be time to partner with a company that has been providing high quality video streaming in HD to a whole host of customers for over a decade.

We are here to answer any streaming questions that you may have and to help you create and market your video content as efficiently as possible. Give us a call today at 305-743-6722 to learn more about how easy it is to stream in HD with TikiLIVE.

How to Increase Sales and Media Presence With Live Streaming

As a business owner you’re likely always looking for ways to increase sales as well as build your brand within your industry. This process can be extremely difficult, especially in highly competitive markets.

In addition to digital marketing campaigns, many businesses are using live streaming to increase their visibility, generate leads and improve branding as well as customer service.

Improve Customer Service

One of the easiest ways for you to differentiate yourself from the competition is by providing incredible customer service. What better way to show how much you care for customers than with live streaming videos?

You can showcase some of your most frequently asked questions to not only give your customers a better user experience, but also to lessen the load on your support team.

Showcasing a sequence of videos for your customers to view when they first purchase your products or services can significantly reduce the amount of time you have to spend answering questions later.

This can be especially effective for complex products or services, which are often easier to understand when there is a visual component to the explanation.

Build Brand Loyalty

Building a brand online is all about developing a corporate image that will be instantly accepted by your following.

Yet creating a strong brand online can be tricky as some users may find it hard to connect to a company without physically talking to or experiencing “behind the scenes” of what actually built a company or brand.

Thankfully with live streaming you can instantly give your users a VIP look into your brand to create a deeper connection that some customers crave.

Get creative in your streaming videos to ensure that your current and potential customers will remember you in the future when they may need a product or service that you are offering.

Create the Ultimate Ad Roll

Has your company done some truly awesome things over the past few years? Do you have any way to show these accomplishments off to new customers? If not, it may be time to create the ultimate ad roll.

Using video streaming, you can create a video that showcases some of the high points of your company’s existence, new projects that you’re working on or how you came to be where you currently are.

Think about this as your virtual brochure, which can help cement your qualifications in the minds of current and potential customers.

After creating digital promotional materials you will wonder how in the world you made it this long without this level of streaming content.

Introduce Your Amazing Team

Everyone has heard the famous quote “It takes a village,” which is often the case with the success of companies. If you think your employees deserve a little recognition, why not create a set of videos that showcases your amazing team?

You can use these videos in a variety of places including on your company’s website to show the level of expertise that each of your employees possess.

Encourage your employees to be creative in these introductions to give your customers a sense of the uniqueness of each of your employees.

Document Success Stories

Another great use of live streaming is to chronicle the success of your products and services. If you have a long list of satisfied customers, they will likely jump at the chance to speak highly of your service.

Bring a video camera along and record these interactions to show potential customers how other companies are using your product or service.

Many times companies need proof that your offerings will work for them and what better way to show this than through recorded testimonials?

Product Demos

Is your sales team well equipped when they go pitch your product or service to new customers? If they aren’t armed with the proper tools, how can you expect them to increase sales?

One way to give your sales team a leg up on the competition is to develop professional product demos that can easily showcase exactly what it is your company does.

These demos are a great way to consistently explain your product offerings and put less pressure on your sales staff to hit every key point during a sales pitch.

Take note of sales strategies that work and try to combine these into a set of videos that can be easily shared with potential customers.

Train Your Employees

Consistency is not only important when it comes to sales presentations, but it is also important when training employees.

Too often training is left to busy employees who barely have time to complete their own duties, much less train other employees.

By streamlining your training practices through interactive videos you can ensure that each of your employees has received the same level of training.

This also gives you a strong baseline to judge which new employees are doing well and which employees may not be a good fit for their new role.

Save Money

One of the biggest benefits of video streaming is the ability to cut costs. Any repetitive task that is performed by your employees could easily be documented using videos.

In no time at all you can amass a long list of videos to be used for training or customer support. Once a video has been recorded it can be viewed again and again for no additional cost.

Think about the number of man-hours that can be reduced if you were to just create a handful of support or sales videos to be used by employees as well as customers.

Talk to One of Our Customer Service Experts About Next Steps

If you’ve been convinced that it may be time to look into how live streaming can help you increase sales as well as build a more recognizable brand, feel free to contact TikiLIVE today. We can be reached by phone at 305-743-6722.

How to Stream Live Concerts on Roku

Are you an aspiring musician looking for ways to gain exposure for your music? You’ve likely seen other musicians using digital channels to gain a following outside their local area, but you may not be sure where to start to grow your own audience.

With so many advances in technology, it is no longer necessary to spend a fortune trying to get your content online. With tools from a leading streaming provider like TikiLIVE you can be streaming your music to the world with relative ease.

When choosing a streaming provider there are several things to keep in mind to ensure that your viewers will have an enjoyable experience when trying to access your content.

Utilize a Secure Content Delivery Network

If you are just beginning to investigate what it takes to stream content online, you may or may not have heard of content delivery networks.

A CDN is a network of servers positioned in various parts of the country or even the world to better serve end users.

CDNs serve content to end users based on their proximity to a certain server, which helps to reduce latency.

When you partner with TikiLIVE, you’ll be using a CDN with servers around the world you won’t have to worry about people complaining about latency issues, no matter where they are located.

Make Sure Your Content is Accessible Across Multiple Platforms

Gone are the days where most content was consumed by users watching traditional cable or satellite television. Over the past decade, more and more users have began to view content from their smartphones, tablets, computers and more recently, set top boxes from manufacturers like Roku.

As you plan to stream your live concerts, it’s important to make sure your content can be viewed on as many platforms as possible. TikiLIVE offers full support for viewing on any device.

Access to Premium HD Channels

Providing content online is all about delivering value that will ensure your audience returns to your videos or website multiple times. Developing this type of brand loyalty may be difficult using just your own content.

Thankfully, TikiLIVE has recently given users the ability to add premium HD channels to complement their own original programming. These premium HD channels include content from network giants such as BBC, CCN, CNBC, FOX and many other popular networks.

For a nominal fee you can add these channels to your existing lineup to give your end users even more reason to return to view your content in the future.

Various Monetization Options

As a musician you obviously want to be paid for your music, which can sometimes become difficult. All of the legwork it takes to organize a live concert can be extremely time consuming, especially if you don’t receive the kind of attendance that you may have hoped.

One way to supplement your revenue from live concerts is by using a variety of online monetization methods. In addition to whatever revenue you generate from your in-person audience, TikiLIVE offers several ways that you can make money when broadcasting your live concerts.

Online Ticket Sales: Easily sell virtual tickets to your live concerts so that fans can view your content from anywhere in the world (that has an internet connection, of course!).
Pay Per View Capabilities: While you can sell virtual tickets for the live event, not everyone will be able to tune in. But with TikiLIVE that’s no problem! You can set up payment options for people who want to watch your concert after the fact.
Advertising: You’ve no doubt seen advertisements in music videos. What if you could control the advertisements that appeared within your videos? TikiLIVE gives you full control over the ads displayed with your videos. You can even charge others to advertise! This can be a great way to generate additional income as your videos become more popular.

Social Media Sharing Options

One of the keys to effectively marketing your live concerts is a robust social media campaign. While posting social media updates may seem simple, it’s often one of the first tasks that gets put off as you become busy with other things.

By using a tool like TikiLIVE you can ensure that your social media profiles stay updated as you release new videos. Consistent social media postings will ensure that you are always fresh in the minds of your fans.

How to Stream Live Concerts on Roku

Now that you’ve seen some of the features that come standard with our TikiLIVE service, we thought we would show you how easy it is to stream your live concerts on Roku.

With millions of people accessing streaming content from Roku boxes, you can instantly present your content to a huge audience through TikiLIVE.

Follow these steps to stream your next live concert on Roku:

Sign up for a TikiLIVE broadcaster account.
To publish your live concert on Roku, navigate to your “My Video Channels” link in your TikiLIVE dashboard.
Once on the “My Videos Channel” page, click on “Edit” for the channel that you wish to publish on Roku.
Under “Publishing Options” make sure that “Available on ROKU” is marked as “Yes.”
Click “Save Details” and your channel should now be available for Roku users.

Still Not Sure How to Stream Your Next Live Concert?

If you still have questions about streaming your next concert on Roku or any other device, feel free to contact our customer service experts by phone today at 305-743-6722 and we’ll be happy to help you out.

Broadcast Live News From Your iPhone or Android Device

For years it took an expensive video camera, camera crew and satellite uplink truck to be able to broadcast a news story. This meant that only large cable networks could afford to send correspondents out to cover stories. This often resulted in dry news, which many complained was too scripted and not edgy enough.

Thanks to advances in technology, a full video crew is no longer needed to broadcast live news. In fact, you can forget about the expensive video camera and satellite truck as long as you have access to a mobile phone with a data connection.

Smartphones Allow Anyone to Break News Stories

Do you feel like you know of a news story that no one is covering? Maybe you have intimate knowledge of a group of people that is being taken advantage of but no one will listen to their story?

If this is you, getting live news out to the world isn’t nearly as difficult as you may think. In fact if you have a smartphone, you can be broadcasting live news in minutes without any previous experience.

By partnering with a streaming provider like TikiLIVE, you can not only record breaking news from your smartphone but you can also stream it to the world through our robust content delivery network.

How to Broadcast Live News From Your iPhone or Android Device

If you think you have something that you may want to broadcast via your mobile device, follow the steps below and you should be streaming breaking news stories in no time at all.

Setup a TikiLIVE Account: TikiLIVE is a full service streaming provider that allows you to stream live and prerecorded content to users across a variety of platforms. Whether your viewers access your content from their TVs, computers, smartphones or tablets, TikiLIVE has the resources to handle their needs. Setup your account today by signing up at www.tikilive.com.
Download Mobile Broadcasting Software: Whether you plan to broadcast from an iOS or Android device, TikiLIVE has you covered. Simply download the Streaming Platform Mobile Broadcaster from either Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play Store, which will allow you to easily stream live content to your TikiLIVE channel.
Stream to the World: After you’ve downloaded the mobile broadcasting software to your iPhone or Android device, you can then begin recording live content that will be instantly be seen on any TikiLIVE channel that you designate.

Additional Features of TikiLIVE

While TikiLIVE makes it extremely easy to broadcast content from your mobile devices, the laundry list of features does not stop there. These are a few of our most popular features:

Mobile Capabilities: We offer full mobile support regardless of the type of platform that your viewers are using. Through HTML5 technology, we have created a platform that is responsive based on a user’s device. This means that regardless of device or screen size, your viewers will have the high quality experience they expect.
Included WordPress Website: Have you always been scared of actually creating a website for your company or organization due to the technical requirements?
- If so, we make it easy with a completely free WordPress site that is tightly integrated with your TikiLIVE account.
- If you’re not familiar with WordPress, it’s an extremely easy to use content management system that allows you to publish content through an interface similar to your favorite word processing application.
- With a WordPress site you can publish content to the web in a matter of minutes without any knowledge of HTML or other complicated programming languages.
Monster Encoder: Another hurdle that has prevented many people from streaming content online is knowing the right type of file formats to use when broadcasting. We’ve gotten rid of the guesswork of video encoding by allowing you to upload videos in all sorts of formats, which are then converted to an optimal format through our Monster Encoder.
Secure Video Streaming Service: Through TikiLIVE’s robust content delivery network, your users will not experience the common buffering and delays seen with so many free streaming providers. TikiLIVE has a distributed network of servers located all across the world to serve content to your users based on their geographical location, which should help to increase speed and reduce latency with your video content.
Social Media Integration: If you’re looking to break news stories before the big networks get them, social media should be your new best friend. Thanks to social media and TikiLIVE, you can instantly stream your content to all of your social media networks for your users to view and share with their own networks. This can help to ensure your breaking news stories are getting to as many people as possible in a short amount of time.

Signup is Fast and Easy

Contact us! It only takes a few minutes to sign up for a TikiLIVE account and begin broadcasting your next breaking story!

How to Record and Share Live Video Through Your iOS Device

If you’ve had an iPhone or iPad for any length of time you are likely attached to it as if it were a family member. It’s likely the first thing you check in the morning and the last thing you gaze at before your head hits the pillow. iOS devices truly offer features that would have been unheard of just a few years ago.

One of the more popular features of iOS devices is the ability to take videos from anywhere. By combining the video capabilities of iOS devices with a live streaming provider like TikiLIVE you can easily record and share live video to the masses with ease.

In this article, we’ll introduce you to TikiLIVE and show you how our streaming service can help you share your video taken on your mobile device from anywhere in the world.

TikiLIVE Explained

TikiLIVE is a streaming provider that allows users located anywhere in the world to create and share live video across many devices. Unlike many of the free streaming providers, we’ve spent a significant number of years creating and testing the perfect CDN (content delivery network).

By having media servers located all across the world, your viewers are able to access your content with limited latency and buffering. As Internet users become more inpatient it’s more important than ever to ensure your content is not only easily found, but easily viewable without delays.

A few other TikiLIVE features that make our service extremely user friendly and popular include the following:

Monetization Options: TikiLIVE offers users several options in terms of monetizing their content. You can charge “admission” to view your live content or charge users to view a recording of your content. This allows you to make money during your live show as well as long after the original broadcast. TikiLIVE also offers several advertising options to further pad your wallet as your content becomes more popular.
Wholesale Premium Content: Through TikiLIVE you can offer premium HD TV content to your subscribers. Some of the most popular channels that your users can watch include BBC, Bloomberg TV, CBS, CNN, CNBC and more. By offering these premium networks to your users you’ll have them wanting to come back to your online offerings again and again.
Audio Content: While many think of TikiLIVE as only a video streaming service, we also offer a robust radio platform that allows you to stream HD audio to all sorts of devices including smartphones, tablets, computers and even TVs. Many of our users are using our radio platform to extend their reach and even grow their sponsorship dollars by offering scheduled commercial breaks to generate income.
Cloud Based Video Encoding: You no longer have to worry about the type of video format that is required for streaming. With TikiLIVE’s Monster Encoder, you can upload almost any type of file format and have it instantly encoded for playback on iOS, Android and other devices.
Mobile Viewing: Not only can you easily broadcast live video with your iOS device, but your encoded videos can easily be viewed across all types of mobile devices with TikiLIVE. Through the latest HTML5 technology your users will be able to view your content from smartphones, tablets, set top boxes and even televisions.
Set Top Boxes: If you thought it would be impossible for your video content to be featured alongside big streaming providers like Netflix and Hulu Plus, you were mistaken. With TikiLIVE you can stream your content to set top boxes from manufacturers like Roku to ensure that your content is reaching as many people as possible, even those that would prefer to watch your content from the comfort of their homes.

How to Record and Share Live Video Through Your iOS Device

Now that you understand the large number of features that TikiLIVE affords you, it’s time to get to recording your live content. Do you have a story that you’re excited to share or maybe a cause that you feel is not being adequately represented through traditional media? If so, TikiLIVE allows you to easily record and share your live video through your iOS device. Use the steps below to stream your content in just a matter of minutes.

Signup for a TikiLIVE Account: The first step towards streaming content from your mobile device is to signup with an account from TikiLIVE. Sign up now!
Install iOS App for Streaming: Now that you’ve signed up for a TikiLIVE account, you’ll need to download an app called “Streaming Platform Mobile Broadcaster” from the Apple App Store. Once this app has been installed you can begin live streaming content to your TikiLIVE channel.
Adjust Your Streaming Settings: The only settings that you will need to configure in the iOS app are the streaming settings. Should you have questions about these settings, you can find answers in the Broadcast Options section of your TikiLIVE Streaming Platform Dashboard.
Enter the RTMP server address of your TikiLIVE channel
Enter the RTMP server name
Change the Publish Status to “Live”
Set the Bandwidth status to “0” so that it will be unlimited.Have Fun! Now that setup is complete you can begin streaming live content to your TikiLIVE channel.

Signing Up is Fast and Easy

If you haven’t signed up for a TikiLIVE account yet, sign up now or contact us with any questions you have about the process.

Mobile Video Broadcasting: All You Need is a Camera and TikiLIVE!

When people begin to stream content online they usually choose one of the free streaming providers so that they can go ahead and get their content online as soon as possible.

While this may be sufficient for videos that do not become popular, these free services often do not provide the level of service required should the popularity of your videos really take off.

For this reason, it’s important to choose a mobile broadcasting partner that will not only support your needs when you are serving a handful of users, but also to be able to handle your growth as your videos become immensely popular.

The last thing that you want to do is have to completely change your streaming provider after your videos begin to gain popularity online. This could be detrimental to your online popularity, as you will have to help your users navigate to a completely new streaming platform after they’ve become accustomed to accessing your videos in another way.

With TikiLIVE there’s no need to ever move to a larger provider as we can handle all of your needs big or small. Aside from our stellar service, we also offer a whole host of features that will likely be useful for your mobile video broadcasting needs.

Create a Custom White Label IPTV Network

Are you familiar with Netflix or Hulu Plus? If so, you understand that you can access these streaming providers and watch all sorts of content on your television or mobile device as long as you have an active Internet connection.

With TikiLIVE, your content can be accessed right alongside these major media players though our custom white label IPTV network.

You can easily create a completely branded IPTV network with all of your logos and design elements to convey a cohesive brand to your end users. So even though your content is hosted on TikiLIVE’s robust servers, your viewers will never know the difference.

Access Across a Variety of Platforms

The popularity of your content will likely be affected by how many people are exposed to your videos. The more people that can access your content, the more likely it will be successful online.

With TikiLIVE your content will be instantly available across a variety of platforms. Whether your users are accessing your content from their TV through a set top box from Roku, or from their mobile phones, tablets or computers, TikiLIVE has you covered.

We utilize the latest in HTML5 technology to give your users an incredible experience regardless of their device. As more and more people access content from mobile devices, your content will easily be viewable by this growing segment of the population.

Free WordPress Site With Your TikiLIVE Account

Not only does TikiLIVE have you covered when it comes to streaming your HD content, but we also allow you to create your very own website from within our user friendly interface.

After logging into your TikiLIVE account you should see a link to access your WordPress dashboard. This dashboard allows you to easily create a robust website where you can share your content without any website building experience.

WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems online and is currently being used to power millions of websites around the world.

You no longer have an excuse to not create high quality videos or have a robust, feature rich website through which you can easily share all of your content.

Analytics to Track Your Performance

As your videos gain in popularity, you’ll likely want to analyze which content is working well and which content needs to be tweaked. Without in-depth analytics this chore would take significant time.

Thanks to TikiLIVE’s sophisticated analytics tools you can analyze viewer habits and statistics for all of your channels to see where changes need to be made to grow your viewing audience.

Grab Your Camera or Phone and Start Streaming Your Content!

Now that you’ve seen a few of the features that make TikiLIVE a powerhouse in the online streaming marketplace, you’re likely ready to get to work creating your online content.

We make it easy to stream your audio and video content online. After signing up for an account all you need to do is use a video camera or even your mobile phone to stream content to one of your TikiLIVE channels.

Even if you don’t have access to a high-powered video camera, your smartphone will be able to record HD video that can be streamed to your channel. If you do plan to stream content from your mobile device, it’s important to download TikiLIVE’s Android or iOS app depending on the type of smartphone you have.

Need a Little Help to Stream Your Content Online

It is our goal to make streaming HD video content online extremely simple, so contact us today with any questions or concerns you may have about getting started!