Stream to several platforms at once
Send one live signal to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, X, NFHS Network or a custom destination, switch each one on and off mid-broadcast, and know what happens when the event ends.
On this page
Simulcast lets a producer send the picture arriving on a feed or an event out to other platforms, alongside your own site and apps. You add each destination once, then switch it on when you’re ready. There are 6 destination types.
Destination types
| Type | What you paste | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| The stream key from Facebook’s live setup | The RTMP URL fills in when you pick the type | |
| YouTube | The stream key from YouTube Studio | The RTMP URL fills in when you pick the type |
| Twitch | The stream key from your Twitch dashboard | The RTMP URL fills in when you pick the type |
| X | The stream key from X’s live broadcast settings | The RTMP URL fills in when you pick the type |
| NFHS Network | The stream key NFHS Network gives you | The RTMP URL fills in when you pick the type |
| Custom | The full RTMP URL, plus a stream key if the platform gives one separately | For any other platform, or your own server |
Where destinations live
| Streaming from | Open |
|---|---|
| A feed | Studio → Feed Console → Feeds, then Console on the feed’s row |
| An event in the Event Hub | Studio → Feed Console → Event Hub, then Details on the event |
Add a destination
- 1Open the Restream panel
On the feed’s console page or the event’s Details page, find the Restream panel. The counter beside its title shows how many destinations you have against your limit.
- 2Start a new destination
Select the add button at the top of the panel, then choose the Type.
- 3Give it a title
Enter a Title your team will recognise mid-show, such as “YouTube – main channel”.
- 4Paste the details
Check the RTMP URL, then paste the key into Stream key (optional). The Studio joins the two with a slash to make the full push address, so don’t paste the key into both fields.
- 5Save
Save the destination. It’s created switched Off, so nothing goes out yet.
- 6Switch it on
When your encoder is pushing, flip the destination’s switch. It reads Live while it’s on.
During the broadcast
Each destination has its own switch. Turning one off stops that platform only — the others, your site and your apps carry on. Adding, editing and switching destinations never asks for the console password, so whoever is running the show can react on the spot.
How many destinations you can add
Each feed or event can push to 5 destinations at once by default. When the counter is full, remove a destination you no longer need, or ask an administrator to change the limit in Studio → System → Settings → Content → Streaming. The same limit applies to feeds and events, and the Streaming tab only appears once the console is unlocked.
When the event ends
When an event’s broadcast window closes, its destinations are removed automatically, so a finished event never keeps pushing to Facebook or YouTube. Destinations on a feed stay in place until you remove them.