Live stream a video meeting (link)

Set up a live stream
Part 1: Create a live stream event
- Open Google Calendar.
- Click
Create and then More options.
- Add the event details, such as date, time and description.
- Add the guests and rooms that can fully participate in the video meeting.
- All guests added to this event can be seen, heard and present their screen.
- People from other organizations can be added, but only people in your organization can record and control streaming.
- For example, use this event to invite the speakers for your organization’s all-hands meeting.
- Select Add conferencing
Hangouts Meet to add the video meeting.
- Next to Join Hangouts Meet, click the Down arrow
Add live stream.
- To invite view-only guests, select an option:
- Click Copy
and share the live-stream URL in an email or chat message.
- Continue to Part 2: Create an additional event for view-only guests.
Note: Only guests within your organization can view the live stream.- Click Save.
- During the meeting, select More
Start streaming. Streaming does not automatically start.
Part 2: Create an additional event for view-only guests
To invite specific people to the view-only live stream, create a view-only event. The event is added to their Calendar and includes the link for view-only guests.
People invited to this event are not seen or heard in the meeting, and cannot present, record or control streaming.
- Open Google Calendar and click the live stream event.
- Single-click the live stream event you previously created and click Edit
.
- Click More actions
Create view-only event.
- Add guests or rooms for view-only access, and other details such as a description.
- Click Save.
Remove a live stream from an event
- Open Google Calendar.
- Single-click the live stream event and click Edit
.
- Next to Join Hangouts Meet, click the Down arrow
Remove live stream.
- Click Save.
Note: The meeting link changes when you add or remove live streaming. Be sure to share the updated link with your guests.
Start and stop a live stream
Any participant in the same organization as the meeting organizer can start or stop the live stream, if enabled by a G Suite administrator.
You can start or stop the live stream if you are in the same organization as the meeting organizer and joined as a full participant. Guests who join to view-only cannot control the live stream.
- Open Google Calendar and join the video meeting.
- Select More
Start streaming.
- Confirm that you want to start streaming.
When streaming is on, at the top left, you’ll see Live. View-only guests can now watch the meeting using the stream URL.- Select More
Stop streaming to stop streaming.
- Confirm that you want to stop streaming.
Record a live-stream event
Full participants from the same organization as the meeting organizer can record the live stream so people can watch the event after the meeting ends. Live-stream events are not automatically recorded, so you must manually start and stop recording. See Record a video meeting.
Guests who join to view-only cannot control recording.
Watch a live-stream event
To watch a live-stream event, guests can:
- Click the live-stream link in the Calendar event or an email.
- Watch from a meeting room that is added to the event and set up with Chromebox or Chromebase for meetings.
When you watch a live-stream event, you can:
- Stop and start the live playback.
- Adjust the playback speed and video quality.
- Play the video on a TV.
- Switch to full-screen mode.
Note: To watch the event later, ask the meeting organizer if a recording is available. The live-stream can only be viewed while being broadcast live.