This article provides an overview of connecting event sessions to the [Stage] tab's video streaming channels. Connecting a session to a video channel enables the following features:
- Session info is displayed below the video channel during the stream.
- A CTA can be added to the video.
- Session viewership data is collected for the stream.
- A [Watch Now] link is displayed on the [Programs] tab during the session.
You can stream video content to the event page's [Stage] without connecting sessions to those video channels. However, we recommend linking sessions to video channels to increase participant engagement with the video content.
1. Connected Session / Video Channel Overview
The following diagrams outline the options that connect sessions and video channels.
▼ You can connect a session to only one video stream channel.
▼ You cannot connect a session to multiple video channels.
▼ You can connect multiple sessions to a single video channel. (e.g., a single-track event with multiple sessions).
▼ Not all sessions or video channels have to be connected.
2. How to Connect a Video Channel to a Session
Navigate to the event management page's [Contents]>[Sessions] tab. Select the session to which you want to connect a video channel, and click [Edit].
Set the [Connect Video Channel] field to "Connect", and select one of the available video stream channels set up via [Contents]>[Video Streaming]. Click [Save] when finished.
The [Contents]>[Video Streaming] tab also lists how many sessions you have connected to each video stream channel.
The event page's [Programs] tab will display a [Watch Now] link for any session connected to a video channel. The [Watch Now] link only appears during the session, and clicking it will redirect a user to the [Stage] where they can view the video content.
3. [Stage]: Video Channels Connected to a Session
Before a session: an [Upcoming] label is displayed
The video stream channel name and publish dates set via [Contents]>[Video Streaming] are displayed below the video.
<tips>If the video stream channel is published before the session start date, the video channel will play on the [Stage] with the [Playing Now] label. The description below the video will display the video channel information until the session start time.</tips>
During a session: a [Playing Now] label is displayed
The session information set via [Contents]>[Sessions] is displayed below the video.
<attention>The session description is not displayed below a video past the session's end time, even if the video channel is still published on the event page. After a session ends, the information below the video will display the video channel name and publish dates.</attention>
4. [Stage]: Video Channels Not Connected to a Session
A video stream channel will remain hidden from the [Stage] menu until its [Publish Start Date]. An [Upcoming] label is displayed before the start time.
The video stream channel name and publish dates set via [Contents]>[Video Streaming] are displayed below the video.
A [Playing Now] label is displayed while the video channel is published.
The video stream channel name and publish dates set via [Contents]>[Video Streaming] are displayed below the video.
5. [Programs]: Sessions Connected to a Video Channel
Session displays on the [Programs] tab vary according to the date and time set for each one via [Contents]>[Sessions].
▼ Before a session: an [Upcoming] label is displayed; the [Watch Now] link is not displayed
▼ During a session: a [Playing Now] label and [Watch Now] link are displayed
▼ After a session: a [Finished] label is displayed; the [Watch Now] link is no longer displayed
6. [Programs]: Sessions Not Connected to a Video Channel
▼ The [Upcoming], [Playing Now], and [Finished] labels display according to a session's date and time set via [Contents]>[Sessions]. The [Watch Now] link is not displayed.