This guide shows how to stream a match live to both Facebook and YouTube using the NV Play Cricket software.
This workflow requires an Advanced Live Streaming licence. To request this licence, email enquiries@nvplay.com.
To stream a match to both Facebook and YouTube at the same time:
- Open your web browser and navigate to Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/).
- Sign into your Facebook account and then click the Live Video button.
- Click the Create event button at the bottom of the Create live video event section.
- Fill in the event information (event name and image, date and time, privacy settings, and a short description) using the fields on the left edge of the screen. A preview of the event invitation is shown to the right. When you are happy with the event settings, click Next. The Personalise screen opens.
- Click the Settings menu on the left edge of the Personalise screen to expand it, and then click Stream. The stream configuration screen opens.
- Click the Copy button in the Stream key setup area. You will need to paste this key into the NV Play Cricket software later in this procedure.
- Click the Create Event button in the bottom left corner. The event is now ready, and you can begin inviting club members and viewers in Facebook.
- Open NV Play Cricket for Windows, then go to Tools > Configuration. The Configuration dialogue opens.
- Click the Live Streaming tab on the Configuration dialogue.
- Click the More Settings link in the Live Stream Configuration area. The Live Stream Configuration dialogue opens.
- Tick the Send this Live Stream Configuration to a second Live Streaming Service checkbox.
- Open the Streaming Service dropdown menu and select Facebook Live.
- Paste the stream key you copied in Step 6 into the Stream Key field.
- Click OK and then OK again. Facebook and NV Play Cricket are now configured to live stream.
- Shortly before the match starts, click the Start Live Stream button in the bottom left corner of the Video Display panel. A red border appears around the bottom of the Video Display panel, indicating the stream is active.
- Open your web browser and navigate to YouTube Studio (https://studio.youtube.com/).
- Sign into your YouTube account and then click Go Live, or Create > Go Live. The video stream is now live on YouTube.
- Return to your Facebook home page and click the Live Video button again. The Create live video screen opens.
- Click the Scheduled broadcasts button near the bottom of the screen and then, under the scheduled video event for this match, click Set Up Live Video.
- Click the Streaming software button in the centre top of the screen. Check that the match video is showing in the preview window, and then click Go Live Now.
- Your live stream will now display as Live on Facebook, and the match will be visible in your feed or group, depending on your chosen event settings.