A channel that sits idle between streams loses momentum. Re-airing your own VODs keeps it active, and if you also let chat request videos and vote on what comes next, the re-air stops being a loop and becomes something your community takes part in.<\/p>\n
This guide explains how to prepare the catalogue, what to watch for with rights and storage, and how the interaction works from Twitch chat.<\/p>\n
A re-air plays content you have already recorded, without you being live. The interactive version adds three pieces on top:<\/p>\n
The difference from a regular 24\/7 channel is that you do not decide the order in advance: the audience does.<\/p>\n
Before re-airing a VOD, check whether it carries commercial music or sections you do not want to show again, and take them out of the catalogue. Platforms can mute parts of a video or remove content with unlicensed music.<\/p>\n
Twitch keeps VODs for 7, 14 or 60 days depending on the account type. After that they are gone, so if you want to re-air them you have to download them first. Be selective: you do not need everything, only the best streams and the series your community already knows.<\/p>\n
A stream video takes a lot of space. In a measurement with real VODs, each hour of broadcast came to about 3 GB. With 180 GB of catalogue, around 55 to 60 hours fit; that is indicative and depends on the quality of your videos.<\/p>\n
That is why the catalogue is a selection, not an endless archive: a few well chosen videos work better than hundreds in no order.<\/p>\n
The audience interacts with simple commands in Twitch chat:<\/p>\n
A bot with its own identity answers in chat, so it does not use your account. The overlay shows the vote in progress and announces the next video before it starts.<\/p>\n
The re-air and your live stream cannot run at once on the same key. You need a handover: before you go live the re-air is stopped, and when you finish it is started again. In our pilot phase the handover is manual and supervised by us.<\/p>\n
Streaming non-stop does not guarantee an audience<\/strong>, and platforms can limit the visibility of channels that repeat content. It helps to make clear in the title that it is a re-air and to give viewers a reason to stay: being able to choose what plays is a good one.<\/p>\n CINE Stream<\/strong><\/a> is our re-air service with chat in charge: a dedicated OBS plays your catalogue, with the overlay, the commands and a bot of its own. It is in a pilot phase, with limited spots requested through Discord, at \u20ac69.99 a month.<\/p>\n If you prefer to play your content in a fixed order, with no chat or votes, there is the 24\/7 Channel<\/a>. And if you want to understand the options before deciding, read the 24\/7 channel guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yes, they are your content. Download them before they expire and check the music and any sections you do not want to air again.<\/p>\n It depends on the space and the quality of the videos. In a measurement with real VODs it came to about 3 GB per hour of broadcast, which means around 55 to 60 hours in 180 GB.<\/p>\n With commands such as !votar in Twitch chat. When a vote is open, the overlay shows the options and the most voted wins.<\/p>\n Yes, with a handover: the re-air and your live stream cannot run at once on the same key. In the pilot the handover is manual and supervised.<\/p>\n No. Platforms can limit the visibility of channels that repeat content. It works better when the community can take part.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A channel that sits idle between streams loses momentum. Re-airing your own VODs keeps it active, and if you also let chat request videos and vote on what comes next, the re-air stops being a loop and becomes something your community takes part in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1155","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudliveon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudliveon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudliveon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudliveon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudliveon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cloudliveon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudliveon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How we do it at CloudLiveOn<\/h2>\n
Quick checklist before you start<\/h2>\n
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Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n
Can I re-air my Twitch VODs?<\/h3>\n
How much catalogue fits on a re-air channel?<\/h3>\n
How does chat vote on what plays?<\/h3>\n
Can I go live on the same channel?<\/h3>\n
Does re-airing guarantee an audience?<\/h3>\n