Best Platform for Live Streaming Sports

This blog will compare popular live streaming platforms such as Facebook, Twitch, Periscope and TeamLinkt that can be used for broadcasting a sports games during your team’s season. Live video streaming has become common across sports with reduced spectator numbers and necessary isolation. Ensure your team is using the best platform for a clearly streamed game for all your team’s biggest supporters.  Continue reading for a comparison of and the pros and cons associated with each platform and how to livestream a sports game with TeamLinkt.

Facebook

Facebook Live allows people to share live-streams with their followers. Broadcasted on a Facebook wall people can tune in to your event and read more about it with the event info feature. 

Pros

• Risk of negative comments with open chat box

• Security and privacy concerns 

Cons

• User Friendly

• Free of Cost

• Desktop and mobile options

Twitch

Twitch is one of the largest streaming platforms in the world, most specifically used for gaming. Watch streams and chat with others around the world. 

Pros

• Animated Stickers

• Free of Cost

• File Sharing

• Phone Call Option Available 

Cons

• Mainly a gaming platform 

• Security can be an issue with stream

Periscope

Periscope is a live video streaming app that was acquired by Twitter and is said to be one of the fastest growing social networks. Followers of your content can be notified of a stream and interact throughout the event with hearts and comments. 

Pros

• Free of Cost 

• Desktop and mobile options

• Videos can last as long as they want

Cons

• Invasion of Privacy (Every stream is public)

• Heavily branded

Why use TeamLinkt?

TeamLinkt is a free team management app that offers team chat options, chat reactions, group chats, photo sharing, live-streaming, polling and much more all for no cost. Once a roster is entered into the app each team member can be contacted with ease. Cannot make it to a game? Cannot attend a game due to spectator protocols? Wanting to tune into your child’s game? TeamLinkt’s live-streaming tools can help broadcast the game instantly. With a mobile and desktop option these communications tools can be accessed from anywhere and at any time. TeamLinkt has incorporated a scoreboard overlay for the live-streaming feature to enhance the experience even further. This is perfect for hockey, volleyball, basketball, football and any other sport where the score is important to viewers. 

Once a game starts, you simply click to live stream, then once the stream starts your whole team is notified and can click to tune in! 

What are you waiting for? Join TeamLinkt today and livestream your next sports game!

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