Alternative broadcasts offer another version of a session, such as a breakout room, a translated stream or a VIP broadcast. The Alternative Broadcasts menu is available for scheduled events and is hidden for on-demand events and HeyStream broadcasts.
Create an alternative broadcast
Go to Content & Schedule > Sessions. Find the session and open Actions > Alternative Broadcasts > Create New. The count shows how many alternatives belong to that session.
On Details, enter an Alternative Broadcast Title, an optional description, and any Restrict to Tickets? requirements. Ticket restrictions control access to the video; they do not necessarily hide its name from the selector.
Choose Next and configure the Broadcast type and provider. Choose Next again for Replay, where you can set whether a replay is planned and supply a replay video if needed. Finish the form and save.
Choose the attendee options
During the broadcast, attendees can use the selector at the top-right of the video to choose Main Broadcast or an available alternative. A matching ticket can select a restricted alternative by default; choosing Main Broadcast explicitly overrides that default. Attendees still need access to the main session and the chosen alternative. To show the options more prominently beneath the player, open the normal session page and choose Edit Page. In Page > Additional Settings, enable Show prominent alt. broadcast options?, then save the page. Preview mode hides the organiser editing controls.
Choose separate or shared interaction rooms
By default, alternatives use Separate chat rooms. In Event Settings > Event Experience > Live & Replay Experience, choose Share with main broadcast under Alternative broadcast chat rooms and select Save. This event-wide setting shares each session’s main conversation with its alternatives. Unrelated sessions keep separate rooms.
Chat, Q&A and polls use that room where enabled. Attendees still choose their video, and ticket access stays separate. Restricting an alternative video does not make a shared conversation private. Keep separate rooms when VIP or language groups need separate discussions. See ticket-based restrictions.
Remove an alternative broadcast
Open Actions > Alternative Broadcasts, select the trash icon beside the alternative and confirm only when you intend to delete it. Deletion cannot be undone.