How to Enter an Active Stream on YouTube

You can watch recorded and live streams on YouTube.

If you are accustomed to browsing and searching for recorded videos to watch on YouTube, you might not be familiar with watching a live streaming video with the online service. YouTube hosts a variety of live events, which you access on the site in the same way you watch recorded videos. For example, you might want to see a live sporting event, music performance or a fashion show as it occurs. You can easily enter the active stream of a live YouTube video event with your Web browser.

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Instructions

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  Launch your Web browser and go to the YouTube website (youtube.com).
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  Click "Browse" at the top of the page.
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  Click "Live" at the top of the page. A list of live events appears.
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  Click the thumbnail of a live streaming video event under the "Live Now" section to enter an active streaming video. YouTube recommends that you connect to the site using a broadband connection with a speed of 500 Kbps or faster to watch live events.