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It’s the most glamorous society event of the year: Every year, the ‪BAMBI ‬Awards put ‪German‬ and international ‪celebrities‬ and other exceptional people in the spotlight, this year Rita Ora and Heidi Klum for example. On Thursday, November 12, the Red Carpet ‪‎live stream‬ will start from 6.30 pm (CET) / 5.30 pm (GMT). 

Time: Thursday, November 12, at 6.30 pm CET (5.30 pm GMT) Webcast: whatislive.de/events/bambi-livestream-erlebe-deine-stars-auf-dem-roten-teppich_403

On November 12, 2015, Siemens AG will hold its Annual Press Conference with ‪CEO‬ Joe Kaeser and ‪‎CFO‬ Ralf Thomas, presenting the fourth-quarter ‪results‬ and preliminary ‪‎figures‬ for ‪fiscal year‬ 2015.

Follow the ‪live stream‬ from ‪Siemens‬ ‪‎Annual Press Conference‬ on ‪whats live‬?:

Time: November 12, at 9.00 am CET / 8.00 am GMT Website: whatislive.de/events/siemens-ag-annual-press-conference_346

Visit whatislive.com to find out more awesome live events. If you would like to ‪promote‬ your own ‪webcast‬, just feel free to contact us!

It’s getting closer and closer: whats live? is happy to present you together with AzubuTV the League of Legends World Championship live stream on their platform.

Click here to get access to the live stream.

For a few years now, League of Legends, developed by Riot Games, has kept its dominance as the most-played online PC game in the world. The League of Legends World Championship, is an annual professional League of Legends world championship tournament. This year, top teams from Korea, China, Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau, North America and Europe played through Group Stages, followed by Knockout Stages. From out of 16 Teams, “SKTelecom T1” and the “KOO Tigers” made it into the finals at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin Germany, on October 31st.

On “whats live?” users can view a compilation of live streams pertaining to the press conferences of individual car makers, as well as presentations of their cars, at the IAA. At a glance, viewers can find out when they can watch which press conference on the web.                 Automobile fans who don’t have the time to attend the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) can now visit www.whatislive.com for an overview of live streams of the press conferences of individual car makers from the tradeshow. On this platform viewers can find information about each broadcast and can easily navigate to the transmitting site of the manufacturer. “Before, car lovers had to search for the live stream of each car maker separately, which wasn’t always that easy. Now at www.whatislive.com, enthusiasts can find out at a glance which presentation is airing when and ‘tune in’ right on time“, says Marcel Raab, project manager at “whats live?”. After the transmission, users can still find the links to individual sites on “whats live?”.

Are you going to stream a fantastic event soon and decided to use whats live? to promote your live event, but you don’t know how to get started with “whats live?”? No problem. You will learn everything in this video, together with Derek, what you need to know as a producer from the very beginning.

Strong interest has already been shown by webcast providers and companies for the website. Leading companies, have effectively booked the usage of the portal at www.whatislive.com, for their presentations at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA).

Today, at 12 on the dot (CEST), the first live stream magazine, “whats live?” was launched. This came on the back of a six week campaign, in which the site was tactfully marketed worldwide. Private and business live stream producers, can now publish and promote their scheduled webcasts, under the domain www.whatislive.com. 

“In preparation for the big day, we spoke extensively with live stream providers and companies, surprisingly receiving very positive feedback”, Marcel Raab, Project Manager of “whats live?” said. “Not only were a large number of companies interested, but individuals and associations which stream their events live, were also excited about the new developments”, he continued.

Hyundai Motor Europe, became the first major company to pledge its support to “whats live?”. It will be promoting the live stream coverage of its press conference, straight from the IAA Frankfurt. Many other automobile manufacturers are also showing interest, and will soon follow up with postings of their events on “whats live?”.

The site offers producers 4 different modules to choose from. The first of these is the "Free Package", in which individuals can promote their events free of charge, albeit with restricted functionality. The "Basic Package", at a cost of 2,99 Euros, offers an increased number of options and functions, while the "Featured Package" at 49,99 Euros, includes the option of posting events at the very top of the pile under various categories (e.g. sport, culture, science..), increasing your chances of being found. The "Premium Package" at 199 Euros, gives producers the added advantage, of a vast variety of functions to choose from, while securing a prominent placement of their events on the homepage. All packages (except “Free Package”), allow for the setting up of a youtube similar producer's channel, in which past and even future events can be displayed. Since "whats live?" merely acts as an intermediary, with events eventually being streamed on the producer's own website, the formation of channels allows broadcasters, not only to announce their events, but also to promote their own websites. Extra information on who they are and what they stand for, are easily accessible to viewers as a result.

whats live? will go online on August 17, 2015. I am really curious about what it is and already ready to ask some questions about this new brand. So, today I am sitting here with Marcel Raab and Antonio Duarte, Project Managers of whats live?, aiming to get more familiar with what live?.

                               Interview with Marcel & Antonio

What is “whats live?“ exactly?

Marcel: whats live? is actually a lovely baby of Antonio and me. (laugh)

Antonio: I don’t really think what you said is wrong. (smile)

Marcel: Now seriously, it’s a live stream magazine on the internet. Simply said - It works like a TV magazine: Producers go to whats live? and announce the details of their live streams. Viewers visit whats live? to find out when and which event will take place on which website.

How did the idea of “whats live?“ come into existence?

Antonio: I have been so excited about webcasts for years. For me, it is so convenient to watch live streams, because you are able to get access to various events all over the world just in front of the computer! However, I noticed that, in many cases, people don’t know which event will be live streamed online, not to mention when and where.

Marcel: That’s true. Today, there is so much information on the internet that people can’t really browse through all of it. So we were considering it may be enormously helpful, if there would be a list, which offers an overview about the coming webcasts with their time and URL.

Antonio: And in view of producers, they may have hardly promoted their own live streams, but without an orientation in the infinite internet, the viewers can’t always find the webcasts, which they are interested in. Therefore, we also want to help the producers to reach a larger audience.

How did this idea become reality?

Marcel: The core of our project is our website www.whatislive.com, of course. We have been working hard for several months, so that we can present our users a good-looking, clear-structured, and the most important, well-functioning online platform, as of the website launch on August 17. Furthermore, we have been very active on social networks since 2 months ago. We use these social media platforms to inform our users and other people about the news by whats live?, and to communicate with them, too. In addition, we have several explanation videos on our YouTube channel, so that people can know more about us, also in a visual way.

Who is the target group of “whats live?“

Antonio: In principle everyone! As mentioned, both live streaming producers and viewers. We want to bridge the gap between producers and viewers, giving both sides the possibility to find each other in the infinite Internet.

What makes “whats live?“ so special, when compared to other similar online services?

Marcel: In my opinion, whats live? is a cross-category live stream magazine. It’s not only about music, not only about gaming - You can discover various live events on whats live?.

Antonio: And whats live? serves as an intermediary between viewers and producers. Although we don’t live stream any event on whats live?, but we don’t limit ourselves to publish events only from one company or from one country. Live stream producers from all over the world, no matter companies or individuals, are kindly welcome to use whats live?.

Can you now imagine how would “whats live?“ look like in a year?

Marcel: (laugh) I think we should first concentrate on the website launch on August 17!

Antonio: Absolutely - We still have enough to do…

Marcel: But to be honest, I really hope that both producers and viewers would like whats live? and can really benefit from our service. Of course, it would be really nice, if they would like to introduce whats live? to many other people.

Antonio: At the moment, we are trying our best to do everything as well as possible. I firmly believe that we will achieve that goal, if we keep on working hard on whats live? and always thinking for our users.

Will you use “whats live?“ for yourselves as well?

Antonio: Yes, for sure! I myself have a band and we give several concerts every year. If our concerts are live broadcast on the internet, we would announce them on whats live?.

Marcel: As a baseball player, I will also use whats live? to attract more viewers for our games.

In a few days, “whats live?“ will go officially online. How are you feeling now? Are you ready?

Marcel: Excited. It’s great to see that whats live?, with our hard work for several months, will get finally started next week.

Antonio: To be honest, a little bit nervous as well. I just hope, everything goes well and users will love whats live? as much as I do.

Best of luck! And thank you very much for this interview.

Marcel & Antonio:

Good news for whats live? users: From now on, you can post your live stream on what live? without paying for it! This new offer is mainly intented for many private users, who may not have a “major event” to broadcast, but still want to get a bigger audiance for their awesome live streams.

How it works? - Quite simple:

Visit whats live? and register yourself completly free of charge. Then you just need to create an event, write an attractive description for it, and last but not least, link your event to whats live?. After creating the event, it will directly be shown on www.whatislive.com. Now you can start sharing your event on social networks to reach as many viewers as possible for your live stream.

If you also want to upload a costumized image for you event, create your own channel, or get more awesome features, you can always choose to upgrade your account on whats live? according to the available service packages (see FAQ).    

For more information just visit www.whatislive.com and download our flyer, or contact us directly via telephone or email. One more tip: You can already pre-book an event on whats live? before the launch on August 17.