The Complete Guide To Funeral Live Streaming
Introduction
Here at Funeral Streaming, we’ve brought our 30 years of collective live streaming expertise to help thousands of families stay connected during the difficult time of losing a loved one. Our respectful team, reliable private platform and professional grade audio visual equipment ensure a seamless funeral live stream or funeral video.
Every year we produce in excess of 500 funeral live streams and videos, so we’ve compiled all relevant information into one helpful funeral live streaming guide – to help iron out any concerns or curiosities you may have. If you’d still like to chat, we’re only a phone call or email away, feel free to reach out to the Funeral Streaming team.
What is funeral live streaming?
Funeral live streaming is the live recording of a funeral service that can be accessed by remote guests. It is particularly useful for those who are restricted by mobility problems, illness or that live far away.
The benefits found from live streaming a funeral have meant that Funeral Streaming’s services are only growing in popularity each year, proving a steadfast way for loved ones to pay their respects remotely if they are unable to physically attend. The concept is now completely normalised, with many churches and funeral directors now offering our services as part of their arrangements.
Funeral Streaming is more than just a video service, it’s a way in which isolated friends and family can be part of an important life event, and memories can be captured forever. This way, everyone can feel involved and pay their own respects from wherever they are in the world.
We also provide a downloadable copy of the footage to our clients so that the service can be treasured long after the service ends.
How does funeral live streaming work?
Funeral live streaming works by giving those who cannot attend on the day the next best alternative. The service is discreetly recorded by either a professional operator or a guest with a smartphone, tablet or laptop (depending on whether you book our professional service or stream it yourself) and streamed live through our private streaming platform. Your online guests can still feel part of the service by watching and interacting from the safety and comfort of their own home.
The stream will be available to view live and after the event on a bespoke private page that we create for you. This can be shared with as many people as you like via email, social media, text or whatsapp, and the webpage URL will be supplied by us within 24 hours of booking. The page can be customised to include photo albums, the Order of Service, funeral details, memorial page links, tributes and anything else you wish to add.
See an example viewing page here.
How are funerals live streamed?
Here at Funeral Streaming, funerals are live streamed using professional grade camera and audio equipment and our custom-built streaming platform to provide a best in class service.
All of our operators are kitted out with HD cameras, tripods and discreet microphones to capture the funeral service in the way that best suits your venue, preferences and service requirements. We also provide all of our own internet sources to ensure our streams are high quality and reliable. This means we are still able to stream in locations without Wi-Fi or in areas with weaker signal.
Covering all locations across the UK, we are able to stream funerals in even the most remote locations to loved ones across the world. This is due to our extensive mobile bonding technology that connects multiple data sources simultaneously to pick up the best signal available.
Our Funeral Streaming Services
We offer a range of services to suit all requirements and budgets. Our professional funeral streaming package means we take care of everything for you, and we offer a range of multiple camera or multiple location services depending on what you would like to cover.
Our budget-friendly offering is a stream it yourself service, which still takes advantage of our secure streaming platform and private viewing page, but the live stream video is instead captured on a guests’ smartphone, tablet or laptop. We also rent out an easy-to-use streaming kit, which gives you everything you need to elevate the quality of your streams if you’d be confident in streaming yourself.
Other services we offer include funeral videography and tribute videos to perfectly memorialise the funeral service. If you’re unsure which service is best for you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team and we’d be happy to discuss options with you.
Stream the funeral service yourself on a smartphone, tablet or laptop, while still keeping many of the benefits from our professional service. We also provide streaming rental kits for a top quality stream.
Broadcast the service live with beautiful high definition video and audio. Have our professional team handle everything, being the eyes and ears for anyone who can’t be there on the day.
Allow our professional and discreet funeral videographers to carefully craft a video of the service to commemorate your loved one. A lovely keepsake to share with family and friends.
Gather together the memories for your loved one and create a tribute video to commemorate a life well lived. A lovely addition to a funeral service or to share with friends and family.
Funeral live stream examples
Here is a funeral live streaming video example. We take the privacy of our clients very seriously, therefore we only publicly share examples of work that have been approved for marketing use. To see an example of our private viewing pages, click here.
Live streaming funeral services near me
If you’re looking for a live streaming funeral service near you in the UK, we have a team of professional operators serving all of mainland England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Towns and cities we regularly cover include, but are not limited to: London, Birmingham, Bristol, Portsmouth, Southampton, Guildford, Leicester, Bath, Luton, Cardiff, York, Swansea, Hereford, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Gateshead, Market Harborough, Sittingbourne, Margate, Sevenoaks, Gloucester, Cambridge, Oxford, Leeds, Edinburgh, Falmouth and Glasgow.
As standard, the first 100 miles of total travel from the funeral streaming operator’s location is included in the price you pay.
Watching it back
Can you rewatch a live stream funeral or watch a live stream funeral after the event?
You can absolutely rewatch a live stream funeral or watch a live stream funeral after the event. Once the stream has finished, you can immediately watch it again on the private viewing page. Or if you are in separate time zones or unable to watch it live, you can watch it after the service has ended. The live stream links remain accessible for as long as you need after the service and we also provide a downloadable version for you to keep.
Accessing funeral live streams
How can I watch a funeral remotely?
To watch a funeral remotely, you will need to book a funeral live stream service at least a couple of days in advance. Funeral Streaming provides a private viewing link that will allow you to access the live stream during and after the funeral service. You will then be able to watch a funeral remotely using any device with an internet connection.
How can I watch a funeral service from abroad?
Our private viewing pages are available to watch across the world just with just one click (using the private URL provided). If time differences mean that you are unable to view live, the funeral service will be available to watch back after the live event has been streamed too.
How do I access a live stream funeral?
To access the live stream video, you will need to click the link that has been provided by the funeral director or person who has booked the service. Funeral viewing pages are private to protect privacy, so are only accessible by those who enter the direct URL into their internet explorer.
Once you’ve reached the viewing page, you will see a video player on the page. The live stream usually starts up to 15 minutes before the service begins. Before it begins, you will see a placeholder image with a picture and time and date of the service so that you know you are in the right place.
Our video player for live funeral streaming can be used on all modern devices from smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, games consoles, computers and laptops. If you are watching from other time zones or would like to watch the service back, you can revisit the page after the stream has finished to rewatch.
The benefits of using a professional streaming service rather than streaming through youtube or zoom
While it is of course possible to stream using social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube for free, they do come with a series of risks or downfalls that are important to be aware of when live-streaming such a deeply personal and sensitive day.
1 Owning your content
When you stream to Facebook or YouTube you are signing over your rights to the video. Meaning that they hold the right to publish, deny publishing, remove your live-stream or use it elsewhere. As far as we are concerned, your stream belongs to you to do with as you please. We’re just here to support you. You and your guests can rewatch via a private viewing page.
2 Rules and regulations
Your funeral live stream will be subject to the social network’s terms and conditions, meaning that they could choose to interrupt the stream or deny you access if it is deemed unsuitable or breaching copyright. Our premium platform doesn’t subject you to rules and regulations. We like to keep it simple.
3 Privacy
Incorrect privacy settings could allow people you do not know to access the funeral service of your loved one. All of our pages are totally private, only accessible if you have the unique link. We can also add password-protection at your request.
4 Knowing what you need
We’re here to support you in ensuring everything runs smoothly and is stress-free. All you need to be able to stream is: a smartphone, tablet or laptop, and good signal or WiFi. We’ll then send you with a simple and easy to follow guide to take you the rest of the way.
5 Licencing
If the platform’s software recognises the use of any copyrighted music during the funeral service, the stream could be muted by the platform or stopped altogether. This is often done with little to no warning. We hold various music licences to ensure you are totally protected.
6 Making it as easy as possible
Live-streaming is inherently complicated. We are here to simplify the whole process and make it straightforward and easy to understand. Our team is here to support you. Ultimately, the age old saying “you get what you paid for” rings true when it comes to going live.
Watching a funeral stream on other platforms or devices
How to watch a live stream funeral on YouTube?
Sometimes families want to stream parts of the service or wake onto third party platforms such as YouTube or Facebook as well as the private stream on the Funeral Streaming website. This is something we are more than happy to manage, providing that the risks of streaming to third party platforms are acknowledged by the client. We ensure that only the desired parts of the day are shared to third parties, while the service and other more sensitive elements of the funeral are only shared on the private viewing page.
How can I watch a live funeral on my TV?
Our funeral streams can only be watched on smart TVs as an internet connection is needed to reach the viewing page. If you have a smart TV, you just need to input the URL into your internet explorer to reach the stream.
Additional Information
Do you have to pay to stream a funeral?
We charge for our Funeral Streaming services and provide a variety of packages to help families with all budgets to stay connected during a difficult time. Our budget-friendly option of stream it yourself is £95, whilst a professional service including a camera operator is £495. If you’re unsure which would work best for you, our team is happy to talk through your options with you.
What is the best live streaming service for funerals?
Funeral Streaming offers premium, sensitive video and streaming services at competitive rates. We’re delighted to have over 300 5* reviews from families, funeral directors, celebrants and valued customers across the world, and are confident that we are the best live streaming service for funerals in the UK.
Are all funerals live streamed?
Not all funerals are live streamed. It depends entirely on the preferences of the funeral arranger and their family. However, if you think somebody would benefit from streaming a funeral then please do get in touch or pass on our details.
How much does it cost to live stream a funeral in the UK?
Live stream a funeral using our stream it yourself package for £95, or use our professional package with a camera operator and industry grade equipment for £495. All services include use of our broadcast platform and your own private viewing page.
About Funeral Streaming
Founded by two brothers, Ben and Matthew, Funeral Streaming began in 2020 when we were forced to pivot our careers in video production and live streaming due to lockdown. Through this extremely tough time for many across the world, we were able to focus on the good of bringing families together when it mattered the most.
The world may have since returned back to normal, but many different circumstances mean that loved ones aren’t able to attend services like they would like to: distance, illness, mobility, budget etc. We’ve been streaming over 500 funerals each year to help loved ones say goodbye when they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to, and for that we are so proud.
We are based in various locations throughout the UK to ensure we can service the whole nation. We are always happy to travel to wherever the funeral or memorial service is taking place, so please do get in touch to see what is possible.
Book A Service
We’re here to help and completely appreciate that funeral live streaming can be a little daunting. If you have any questions please visit our FAQ section or get in touch, we’re more than happy to talk you through the whole process to make sure you are totally comfortable with how it all works.
Email Us: hello@funeralstreaming.co.uk
Tel: +447599438921
