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Skype for Business - What is a Skype Meeting Broadcast?
Skype Meeting Broadcast is a feature of Skype for Business Online and Office 365 that enables you to schedule, produce, and broadcast meetings or events to online audiences up to 10,000 attendees. The Skype Meeting Broadcast portal is where you schedule a meeting of this size.
Get started with Skype Meeting Broadcast

- Secure the meeting so only attendees listed can attend.
- Create a video recording of the meeting (a download MP4 file).
- Make a video on demand available after the meeting.
- Add an audience participation app, such as the voting app Microsoft Pulse. It lets you keep attendees engaged, and you'll know how the event is being received real-time.
- If needed, upload any PowerPoint decks that will be presented during the meeting. Also, cue live feeds from camera sources.
- Verify audio is working properly.
- Activate feeds.
- Start and stop the broadcast.
Role | What this person does |
Organizer | Creates the meeting request and invites attendees, reviews meeting reports, and posts the recording to Office 365 Video. |
Event team member | Manages the meeting sources (PowerPoint, audio, and video) and manages broadcast producing controls. Event team members can also participate in the meeting as a speaker or presenter. NOTE: Using an embedded video in a PowerPoint presentation is currently not supported in Skype Meeting Broadcast. |
Attendee | Watches the event online. |
System requirements
Here's what each role needs to produce or attend a meeting broadcast.
Role | What software they need |
Attendees | Edge, Internet Explorer 11, Chrome, Firefox, OSX Safari, iOS 8 or later, Android (KitKat) NOTE: Adobe Flash is required for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7, Firefox versions 41 and earlier, as well as Safari on Mac. |
Event team members | Skype for Business installed on their PC. You need to make sure you have a recent version of the Skype for Business app. To find out which version you're using, in Skype for Business choose Help > About Skype for Business. You need one of the following versions:
If your version is older than the above, uninstall the app and then download and install itagain. To host the meeting, producers need following licenses:
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These articles explain what you need to do so your business can host Skype Meeting Broadcast meetings.
- If you haven't done so already, set up Skype for Business Online for your organization.
- Enable Skype Meeting Broadcast: After you enable the feature, users can broadcast meetings to other people within your business.