Disclaimer: Teams Live Events will reach end of life on September 1, 2024.
Explanation
Teams Live Events is an extension of Teams meetings, enabling you to produce events for large online audiences with more control over video, audience interaction, and reporting. A Teams Live Events can be scheduled by all users through the Calendar section in Teams but is designed to host multiple presenters sharing information with larger audiences in a lecture-based format.
Differences Between Regular Teams Meetings and Teams Live Events
| |
Teams Meeting |
Teams Live Events |
| Max Attendees |
1000 (up to 20,000 listen-only participants) |
10,000 (temporarily 20,000 through June 30, 2021) |
| Audio Permission |
All users (not including listen-only participants) |
Only producers and presenters. |
| Screen Sharing Permission |
Presenters (you can elevate any attendee to a presenter during the meeting or by using Meeting Options before the session) |
Producers and Presenters (Must be invited before the meeting starts) |
| Recording |
The option to record is available to all users, but it can be changed in the meeting settings. |
Always recorded; available to producers and presenters |
| Chat Interface |
Teams Chat |
Moderated Q&A (if enabled) |
| Sharing |
Screen Sharing, PowerPoint Sharing |
Screen Sharing Only |
| Dial-In for Audio |
Available to all users |
Only available to producers and presenters. |
| Restricted Entry |
Meeting options can be changed for someone to bypass the lobby. |
Optional restriction to UTDallas users only or restricted to a specific list of users/Team members. |
| Captioning |
Available only in English (for now) |
Click this link to know more about the captioning options. |
| Video Display |
Up to nine users with a gallery view and up to 49 users with an extensive gallery view |
Only one user can be shown at a time |
| Real-Time Viewing |
Real-Time |
Attendees will watch at a 15-60 second delay |
| Max Time |
24 hours. Meetings can be stopped and restarted. |
Once you start, you cannot stop and restart. The event can last up to 4 hours from the start time. |
| Video Sharing |
Available with Screen Sharing and "Include computer sound". |
Available with Screen Sharing and "Include computer sound". |
Note: More information can be found
here under "Teams Quick Start Guides".