livestream

or live stream

[ lahyv-streem ]

verb (used with object)

1. Sometimes live-stream. to transmit or receive (video of an event, especially with commentary) on the internet while the event is taking place:

   Players were livestreaming walk-throughs of the video game before its official release date.

noun

1. a video of an event, especially with commentary, distributed on the internet while the event is taking place:

   The livestream of the debate will be annotated by fact-checkers.

livestream

/ ˈlaɪvˌstriːm /

verb

1. to broadcast (an event) on the internet as it happens

noun

1. a live broadcast of an event on the internet

Word History and Origins

Origin of livestream¹

First recorded in 2010–15; live ² (in the sense “not taped, happening now”) + stream (in the sense “data flow”)

Example Sentences

Clark watched the Super Bowl via livestream as did Uber and UberEats global social media lead Chris Jackson.

From Digiday

The livestreams have been happening, but it’s no comparison to that connection of being at a show.

From Time

Yanarella added that during the livestream, 16,000 people commented on the video, making it the second most engaged-with video on the publisher’s app in its history.

From Digiday

Livestream shopping is taking offInstagram rival TikTok also launched shoppable video ads and is testing a shoppable livestream experience.

From Digiday

In a livestream from the Indonesian presidential secretariat’s YouTube channel, the country’s leader Joko Widodo rolled up his sleeves to receive his shot of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, kicking off the nation’s mass inoculation campaign.

From Quartz

ABC placed comically harsh restrictions on the inaugural Academy Awards livestream.

From The Daily Beast

More than 400 people attended yesterday's event, with over 4,000 people tuning in via Livestream.

From The Daily Beast

Eventually a few questions were solicited from the audience and those watching the livestream online.

From The Daily Beast

Livestream An embeddable livestream of the summit is available here.

From The Daily Beast

As a result, Livestream, without the consent of the team, upgraded the Global Revolution account to premium.

From The Daily Beast