Big news this week with YouTube! In case you missed it, the requirements for live streaming on YouTube just got a lot easier. Now anyone who has (a) a YouTube account in good standing, and (b) 1000+ subscribers will be able to stream live on YouTube.  We couldn’t be happier. You can read all about it on the YouTube Creator Blog.

Shortly before the announcement, we rolled out our new Wirecast for YouTube platform.  These tools have been optimized for YouTube and include the capability for ad insertion and for streaming from Wirecast direct to Hangouts.  Wirecast for YouTube is scalable, so you can start with Wirecast for YouTube Play for free and move upstream when you’re looking to do more complex, multi-camera streams, and/or want to add some punch with features like titling and green screen.

If you meet the new requirements, you can download Wirecast for YouTube direct from YouTube’s Video Manager.  After creating your new live event, you’ll be prompted to “Select your encoder.”  When you choose Wirecast for YouTube, you’ll be presented with options for Wirecast for YouTube Play (free), Studio ($199), or Pro ($549), which are all heavily discounted and optimized for YouTube!

Wirecast Pro and VS4 proved to be a rock solid, cost-effective solution that surpassed my expectations under very challenging and demanding live production circumstances.  -Mark Almares, Mobeon CEO

Read all about Mobeon’s use of Wirecast in the 2012 World Latin Dance Finals in StreamingMedia.com.  See clips, and learn how the new Wirecast/Matrox VS4 Turnkey solution delivered for Mobeon.

In December we announced an integration with XOS Digital’s ThunderCloud LiveScore Service that would bring real-time scoreboard updating to Wirecast Pro for Windows.  With the release of Wirecast v4.2.3 (today!) I’m pleased to say the day has come!  With just a few simple steps your score data can now be fed directly into Wirecast!  Direct to your very own, completely customizable scoreboard!

You can find more info, including details on how to get started, here.

Here Stephen Heywood demos a solution he uses for playlists in wirecast

Here he demos using Skype with Wirecast

Checkout www.thetechbuzz.net for more great videos. Thanks Stephen!

2 years in a row!  Very proud of Wirecast and our epic Wirecast crew!

Eric Norrell accepts the award (on Wirecast's behalf) for Best Webcasting/Presentation Solution at Streaming Media West 2012