While Zoom, Teams and WebEx are everyday tools in most workplaces, some live streams require a more robust platform. That's why Orlando Webcasts utilizes over a dozen different live stream platforms. Each platform has its advantages, depending on use and the audience.

We learn what the client needs and make a recommendation for the platform best suited for their event. Sometimes there are multiple choices, each with different features and price points. Our equipment connects to any live stream service provider, so our goal is to ensure the client has a great experience with their selection.

The most requested platforms are the ones mentioned above; Zoom, Teams and WebEx. Companies, and their employees, are familiar with the platforms which makes them a default, easy choice. They are designed for full interactivity, which sometimes is not what a company may want on a specific event. Keeping people muted or cameras turned off can be troublesome and distracting to the presenter and audience.

Zoom Webinars are a good option when limited interaction is preferred, but with Zoom, branding is limited, so it may not be the right fit, especially when dealing with outside audiences that could include potential clients, shareholders, fans or other stakeholders.

On medium-sized events, we often use Vimeo as the network provider. Sometimes we stay entirely on the Vimeo platform. Other times, we deliver the stream to our in-house website (https://webcast321.com), or to a host platform where we build a custom page or microsite for the event that is branded, offers registration options and valuable viewer analytics. This is often the sweet spot for companies wanting to make a great impression at a good price point.

One the largest events, we have been using GlobalMeet, formerly TalkPoint, for more than a decade. This enterprise-grade platform ensures the security, features and capacity for thousands of viewers, along with detailed viewer analytics that are often required by Fortune 500 companies, healthcare and medical clients, and and other large organizations.

Here's a list of the live stream platforms we've connected to in the past year:

Webcast321
Zoom
WebEx
Teams
GoToMeeting
EventLive
6Connex
Cvent
IBM Video Streaming
BeaconLive
StreamYard
Vimeo
GlobalMeet
Notify
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
There are countless other platforms, and we can connect to any of them.

Confused? Don't be. We're here to guide you through the live stream process and recommend solutions that meet your needs. It's our goal for you to have a successful event from all sides - audience, presenters, support staff and, of course, price.

If you're ready to learn more, call us at 407-362-9490 or email us at [email protected] and we'll be glad to answer your questions.

Orlando Webcasts is a live stream, webcast, webinar, virtual meeting and event production company. We provide live stream services to businesses and brands that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote. Reach us at 407-362-9490. 

When you need a professional look for your live events, Orlando Webcasts offers professional webcast and webinar production. These events can be custom branded with logos, URL, custom registration page and hosted on a microsite that promotes your message. Sponsor logos, chat, Q&A, viewer analytics, on-demand playback and other options are available.

Learn more about our webcasts and webinars for business by visiting: https://www.orlandowebcasts.com/webcasts-webinars

Orlando Webcasts is a live streaming, virtual meeting, webcasting and event production company. We provide live stream services to businesses and brands that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience, regardless of location. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote. Reach us at 407-362-9490. 

It has been one year since we started the live webcam on behalf of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation in downtown Winter Garden. In that time, nearly 765,000 viewers have spent an average of 7 minutes watching the webcam!

The camera has not only captured viewers, it has introduced viewers to the Heritage Foundation and its mission, and created new connections with downtown business owners and city leaders.

We're pleased to be the sponsor and provide the maintenance and support for the YouTube live stream.

Visit our website at https://www.orlandowebcasts.com for information on our live stream services. Custom live stream camera installations, such as the one we provided the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation are also available.

Orlando Webcasts is a live streaming, virtual meeting and event production company. We provide live event services to businesses and brands that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience, regardless of location. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote. Reach us at 407-362-9490. 

Orlando Webcasts produces Zoom, WebEx, and Teams meetings for companies in Florida and around the globe. In Florida, we work on-site at offices, hotels and meeting facilities with our clients by providing professional video, audio, encoding and recording equipment. Remotely, we handle online event production and moderation for clients anywhere. Learn more about our Zoom event production services at https://www.orlandowebcasts.com/zoom-meeting-production

Orlando Webcasts can provide clients with other distribution options including private webcasts and webinars, or public events streamed to YouTube and Facebook. Contact Orlando Webcasts for details of our services and capabilities for your next event.

Orlando Webcasts is a live streaming, virtual meeting and event production company. We provide corporate communications tools to businesses and brands that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience, regardless of location. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote. Reach us at 407-362-9490. 

For the past 18 months, much of the world has turned to Zoom for virtual meetings. The simplicity of the platform made it a fast favorite for many companies and employees working from home.

Some of our clients have started upgrading their Zoom (and WebEx) events with our video production and encoding services to make the event more interesting and engaging. Instead of talking with someone on their webcam, our client rented a hotel conference room where we created a professional production studio complete with lighting, wireless microphones, two cameras, live switching and other features.

Meeting room at Orlando hotel transformed into a studio for the virtual event.

The client brought in medical instruments to showcase to existing clients looking to upgrade their equipment, along with potential clients. Using Zoom, we connected the on-site sales team with their virtual audience. Sessions were scheduled throughout the day and each included time for Q&A at the end of the presentation. We used a PA speaker connected to our Zoom laptop so the presenters could hear the moderator and audience.

Monitor with video image of the Zoom livestream feed between sessions.

The event was so successful, the client booked us for several more in 2020 and 2021. 

Here's what our client shared in her Google 5-Star Review:
"Mike and his team at Orlando Webcasts have been instrumental to our company being able to pivot during the pandemic. As a company that operates in in-person sales and support, we needed to move fast to find a new way to connect with our customers to support our business objectives and meet our customers' needs. Mike and his team empowered our company to meet objectives in a difficult environment in a way I never imagined and gave us a competitive edge! Orlando Webcasts was our company's best find of 2020! Mike and his team are highly professional, able to adapt in high pressure environments, easy to work with, responsive, and attentive to the details! Mike is always available and willing to find a solution to anything you throw his way. His expertise helped us connect with more customers than we could in a typical trade show in a meaningful way for a lower investment. I could not recommend Orlando Webcasts any more highly!"

A review like that makes all the work worthwhile. One line, however, stands out: "His expertise helped us connect with more customers than we could in a typical trade show in a meaningful way for a lower investment." Those words reveal a new reality: virtual events can deliver better results than trade shows at a lower cost. While this client was forced to cancel trade shows due to the pandemic, they found virtual events to be a great alternative.

They delivered a highly customized interaction and it took just one hour of their customers time. Can't make the trade show? No problem. We'll bring our booth to you.

The pandemic has changed the way many companies operate and connect with the customers and employees.

Orlando Webcasts has the team and experience to create a virtual meeting or event anywhere. Using production resources around the US, we can create an on-site production studio and stream the event live to your customers on Zoom, WebEx, Teams or any business streaming portal or platform.

Orlando Webcasts is a live streaming, virtual meeting and event production company. We provide corporate communications tools to businesses and brands that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience, regardless of location. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote. Reach us at 407-362-9490. 

Winter Garden, situated on the south shore of Lake Apopka and 14 miles west of Orlando, is quentissental Florida. With red brick streets, historic buildings and grand oaks shading the sidewalks, Winter Garden has become a destination for Orlando area residents and visitors alike. The historic downtown district includes locally owned shops and restaurants, two museums, an art gallery, the Garden Theatre and the weekly Farmers Market on Saturdays.

Last year, Orlando Webcasts offered to install and maintain a live camera that would show the downtown district and clock tower. The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation had the perfect location and allowed our idea to move forward. In February, 2021, the camera was installed and tested and went live on February 11th.

If you haven't seen the live stream, take a look!

The camera has proven to be a hit. Since going live, over 100,000 unique viewers have watched the stream for an average of six minutes. The YouTube page has reach 2 million impressions and visitors from 21 countries have tuned in.

The City of Winter Garden has licensed footage from the Heritage Foundation to use on the Downtown Winter Garden website: https://downtownwg.com/

Orlando Webcasts is proud to support the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation and partner with them in sharing this corner of Central Florida to viewers around the globe.

Orlando Webcasts is a live streaming, virtual event and video production company. We provide corporate communications tools to businesses and brands that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience, regardless of location. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote. Reach us at 407-362-9490. 

We rolled into June with a three-day live stream from the Orange County Convention Center - our first visit there in more than a year. The conference featured two rooms, one for keynotes and one for breakouts. Sessions in both rooms were live streamed for 4-5 hours each day of the conference. 

Encoding workstation in the keynote room.

After the morning sessions, the two camera crews moved to the trade show floor where we filmed displays, vendors and competitions. As soon as each segment was filmed, the footage was edited on-site and uploaded to the server, allowing virtual attendees to see what was occurring at the show.

Architectural window tinting competition

This hybrid conference provided options for attendees to gather in person, or to participate online, or both. All the sessions and trade show segments are available to attendees to watch for the next few weeks.

Orlando Webcasts provided camera crews, wireless microphones, video encoding and streaming, on-site editing, along with pre-production, location scouting and setup and test prior to the first day of the event.

After 16 months of producing almost exclusively virtual events, it felt good to see clients in person and hear the buzz of excitement and engagement of attendees at the convention center.

Orlando Webcasts is a live streaming, virtual event and video production company. We provide corporate communications tools to businesses and brands that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience, regardless of location. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote. Reach us at 407-362-9490.

Orlando Webcasts is more than webcasts. We're a full-service video solution for meetings, town halls, corporate communications, workshops and other business events.

Our on-site services include:
4K and HD camera crews
Wireless lavalier and handheld microphones
Audio mixing consoles
LED lighting panels and LED fresnel lamps
Confidence monitors
PerfectCue slide advancing systems
PlaybackPro video playback
4 and 8 input video switchers
4K and HD video recorders
On-site and post-event editing
Production planning and support

When you book our services, we can also provide quotes for your on-site AV equipment including:
Projectors and screens
Pipe and drape
Staging and lighting

When you take your event to an online audience, you increase exposure and impact. Our live streaming services include:
Video encoding
Live streaming to any online portal
Webcasts and webinars
HD recording of the presentation or event
Custom URL's of the live stream or webcast
HTTPS streaming
Password protection, URL checking and other security measures
Custom registration pages for webcasts and webinars
Custom branding on event pages including logos, sponsors, QR codes and more
On-demand playback of events after they have concluded
Online archive of event 
Live audience technical support
Q&A and chat functions
Private presenter chat
Virtual and hybrid event production
Remote presenters and producers
Live switching of on-screen presenters
PowerPoint and video playback integration
Event resources download link
Post-event editing and file delivery
Planning and live event management
Five Star service and support

Have a question about our live streaming services? Call us Monday to Friday from 9:00am until 5:00pm at 407-362-9490, or visit our website where you can chat with us: https://www.orlandowebcasts.com.

Orlando Webcasts is a live streaming, virtual event and video production company. We provide companies and brands the online tools that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience anywhere in the world. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote at 407-362-9490. 

Google ratings provide our clients the opportunity to share their experiences with Mike and the Orlando Webcasts team. We're proud of our 5-star rating and we do our best to earn it on every project. Attention to detail, trouble-free productions and outstanding service are some of the comments from our clients.

"Mike and his team at Orlando Webcasts have been instrumental to our company being able to pivot during the pandemic. As a company that operates in in-person sales and support, we needed to move fast to find a new way to connect with our customers to support our business objectives and meet our customers' needs. Mike and his team empowered our company to meet objectives in a difficult environment in a way I never imagined and gave us a competitive edge! Orlando Webcasts was our company's best find of 2020!"

"Mike and his team were such professionals and a real pleasure to work with! They were punctual, knowledgeable, and integrated seamlessly with the hotel staff where we were holding our event. They worked hard to make sure our event came off without a hitch, and it showed. Kudos from our executive team all around!"

"We are happy to have found Mike for our live stream event in Orlando. He worked with us to diligently test all aspects and ensure the event went as planned. He and his team were great to work with."

"Mike was so on top of things from the first email. He set everything up and was easy to work. Mike showed up early and was all setup and doing sound test and lighting. If you are looking for a video person. Mike is your guy!"

When it's time to select a company to film or live stream your town hall, awards ceremony, annual conference, trade show, workshop, seminar, investor update, or any other event or meeting, Orlando Webcasts can help.

We serve Orlando and all of Central Florida, the Space Coast, Daytona Beach, St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Tampa, St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and the Keys. We also serve Atlanta, GA and are resuming travel nationwide.

Our virtual services are available worldwide. In 2020, we hosted webcasts originating in North, Central and South America, the Carribean, Europe, Australia, New Zeland, Japan and Southeast Asia. Due to time differences, we worked around the clock to accommodate our clients. Our live webcasts allow up to 15 presenters to join remotely from their home or office. Audience members can watch on almost any phone, tablet or computer without the need to download any app or plugin.

Learn more by visiting our website at: https://www.orlandowebcasts.com.

Orlando Webcasts is a live streaming, webcasting, webinar, virtual event and video production company. We provide corporate communications tools to businesses and brands that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience, regardless of location. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote. Reach us at 407-362-9490. 

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Live streaming is what we do, but it's video and audio that we're moving on that live stream. Our background is broadcast television production, and that's one of our advantages when it comes to our experience.

Our owner, Mike Forrester, spent a good part of his career working in satellite trucks, often as a network cameraman, other times as a producer for The Weather Channel, CNN, ABC, Bloomberg and other news networks. He also owned a television studio in Atlanta, Georgia that connected to television networks around the country for live shots with guests ranging from celebrities to policitians and business leaders.

Preparing for a live discussion at the Atlanta Studio

For nearly two decades, Mike was one of The Weather Channel's trusted vendors, supplying crews and satellite trucks when severe weather threatened, especially during hurricane season. Mike's first live shot for them was in 1999, in Wrightsville Beach, NC for Hurricane Dennis. Mike was teamed with Meteorologist Jim Cantore, who he eventually worked with regularly and traveled the country covering tropical systems, snow storms and tornado season in the Midwest.

Cameraman Mike covering Hurricane Dennis in 1999.

Checking the afternoon skies outside the chase vehicle.

Through these experiences, and many more, Mike's skills were sharpened. Working at a network level required fast thinking, good shooting and clear audio. These skills were continually honed, allowing him the chance to work with some of the best networks in the world including Discovery and National Geographic.

For more than a decade, Mike traveled the country filming, producing and even editing projects. He shares that experience with other members of the Orlando Webcast team and actively recruits new team members with similar backgrounds.

After all, without video and audio, there's little to stream.

Orlando Webcasts is a live streaming, virtual event and video production company. We provide corporate communications tools to businesses and brands that allow them to efficiently and effectively reach their audience, regardless of location. Call Orlando Webcasts today for a free consultation and quote. Reach us at 407-362-9490.