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Key characteristics include:

• Support for multistreaming

• Open-source

• Simple to personalise

• Tools for encoding

8. Livestream
Livestream, a professional streaming service from Vimeo, is another alternative for

multistreaming. It is worth mentioning, however, that multistreaming is a secondary purpose on
Livestream, with high-end video streaming serving as the platform's primary role (“Livestream |

Broadcast & Watch HD Live Streaming Video Events,” 2019).

Figure 25. Livestream

(“The 10 Best Multistreaming Platforms in 2022,” 2022)

Livestreaming to Facebook and Vimeo direct from its website. While it's convenient that they are
embedded within the video hosting service, the number of places is quite restricted when compared

to the other platforms we've looked at.

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