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Increase the reach and accessibility of the broadcast by subtitling

We increasingly see that a live webcast or live webcast is also subtitled afterwards. Subtitling these types of broadcasts has many advantages and also ensures that the broadcast becomes accessible to anyone with a hearing impairment (1 in 10 people has a hearing problem!).

Although most participants to a webcast or webinar watch the broadcast live, we see an increase in on-demand usage every year. Around 33% -50% of the total visitors to a webcast or webinar are participants who view the webinar on-demand. Due to this increased importance, it is advisable to also subtitle the broadcast afterwards.

Subtitles in their own language or another language

The subtitle can be used to subtitle in the broadcast language or in another language. The objectives of both still differ. Advantages of subtitling in the broadcast language is explained below. The advantage of subtitling in a language other than the broadcast language is that viewers, who cannot (properly) follow the broadcast, can still follow the broadcast through subtitling. We see this reflected in many companies that, for example, broadcast in Dutch or French and subtitle in English. Or broadcast in English and even subtitle in Chinese!

Advantages of subtitling a webcast or webinar

In addition to making the broadcasts accessible to people with a hearing impairment, there are other benefits that can increase the reach of the broadcast:

Subtitles ensure that people can watch without sound
Subtitles make broadcasts easier to understand
Subtitles ensure a longer viewing time

Example of subtitling a webcast or webinar

Below an example of a webinar that is subtitled. To display the subtitles you must first click on the [CC] button in the webinar player.

The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research has broadcasted its webinar on the Dutch National Research Agenda in English and also subtitles in English. See the example below.

Please find here more information about subtitling your webcasts or webinars and see more examples. Do you want more information or advice feel free to contact us.

More than 100 listed companies webcast their Investor Relations events by Company Webcast

Company Webcast, part of Euronext NV, opens the trading day. For the first time, they provide webcasts for more than 100 listed companies. Iwan Lawerman, CEO, sounds the gong.

Company Webcast was founded in 2004 and is a market leader in providing conference calls and high-end webcast solutions based on a state-of-the-art platform using the most advanced technology. At Company Webcast, they facilitate conference calls and professional live broadcasts of meetings via the internet.

For publicly listed companies, they provide a range of conference call & webcast services for all types of Investor Relations events: quarterly earnings calls, press events, analyst events, shareholder meetings and capital market days. They are also involved in many internal communications events, such as town hall meetings and periodic management updates. On a regular basis they succesfully produce dozens of conference calls & live broadcasts within Europe for the likes of Agfa, Air France-KLM, Elia, EY, FedEx, Heineken, Keytrade Bank, Philips, Siemens, etc.

Do you also want to communicate efficiently and effectively with stakeholders?

Would you like to know more about using a webcast for your AGM? Download now our free whitepaper via this link and be inspired by two cases from a.s.r and BAM Group that have already successfully used webcasts for their AGMs.

CMD webcasts are becoming the norm for communicating strategy updates

It is essential for a listed company to have regular contact with buy-side investors and sell-side analysts. Many companies organise a Capital Markets Day (CMD) event, often in the low season, to give financial stakeholders the opportunity to meet the management team, obtain more information about the company and gain a strategy update.

According to research conducted by Company Webcast, a Euronext Company, amongst companies listed on Euronext in Paris, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, and Amsterdam, Capital Markets Day (CMD) webcasts attract 411 online viewers on average, of which 52% view the webcast live and 48% view the webcast on demand. Of those 411 online viewers, an average of 47% are (potential) investors/analysts and 53% are employees.

You can now visit the whole research paper or view examples of Capital Markets Day webcast.

KPN chooses Company Webcast solution for reaching its own employees

At the end of December, KPN and Company Webcast signed a contract under which Company Webcast will deliver its webcast and peer-to-peer streaming technology to KPN in the coming years.

As a result, many internal employees can watch a HD quality broadcast (live) at the same time, without the internal network being overloaded.

Within KPN, webcasts are a well-known phenomenon for employees. Various departments are informed by a manager by a webcast or are informed of new developments. Every week there is one or more webcasts to be monitored via TEAMKPN and KPN expects further growth in the coming years.

With more webcasts, traffic on the internal network is also increasing. Especially if several people in the same location all watch a webcast at the same time, the network is pretty taxed. The peer-to-peer streaming solution from Company Webcast prevents the network from being overloaded and ensures that everyone can watch a high-quality video webcast simultaneously, without any problems.

Photo: signing of the contract (from left to right): Louise van der Star (B2B B2B Media Services Tribe), Axel von Maltzahn (Commercial Manager Company Webcast) and John Wagenaar (Product Owner Networking & Infrastructure Services KPN).

More information about the Peer-to-peer streaming solution from Company Webcast, click here.

View the highlights video of the IR Magazine Global Forum & Awards (by Company Webcast)

The IR Magazine Global Forum & Awards took place in Amsterdam on 9 and 10 October. As one of the largest providers of webcasts for the Investor Relations market and partner of Nevir, Company Webcast is now also the proud partner of IR Magazine. For more information and the aftermovie you can visit this page.

IR Magazine Global Forum & Awards

The IR Magazine Global Forum & Awards is an international and independent event that brought together over 150 IR professionals from around 30 countries. The event enabled attendees to network with the investment community, learn best practice from successful heads of IR and promote excellence. There was also an Award ceremony. There where awards for the best programs for investor relations in various sectors.

Company Webcast has been providing investor relations webcasts for large international names for years now and has been partner of Nevir for years. Since this year Company Webcast is also partner of IR Magazine.

The IR Magazine Global Forum & Awards was a very successful event. Company Webcast has made a highlight video, which can be seen below.

Source: http://events.irmagazine.com/globalforum/

Take a virtual look at the renewed webinar studio WTC Amsterdam

Last September we proudly opened our newest webinar studio in the WTC in Amsterdam. After a successful ‘grand opening‘, including the recording of a mini webinar with guest speakers led by Judith de Bruijn, we would like to give you the opportunity to take a virtual look at the new webinar studio in the central hall of the WTC .

In this virtual tour you can walk through the entire studio. Take a look at the moderation room, in the control room and of course in the studio itself. This brand new studio has the latest technologies, so the webinars are always of excellent quality. Do you also want a personal studio tour and see the professional equipment up yourself? Please contact us. We are happy to give you a tour and show you all the possibilities of professional webinars.

Official opening webinar studio WTC Amsterdam

Last Thursday September 6th we officially opened our new webinar studio in the heart of corporate Netherlands: the central hall of the WTC Amsterdam.

Company Webcast, part of Euronext NV, is the undisputed market leader in webinars and webcasts. With more than 10,000 broadcasts per year, five professional webinar studios in Paris, Brussels, Rotterdam, The Hague and Amsterdam and its Next Generation Webinar Platform, Company Webcast sets the new standard in professional webinars worldwide.

Our new webinar studio has moved to the central hall in the WTC Amsterdam and is equipped with the latest technology to broadcast for TV quality webinars.

For this special occasion we’ve organised a short webinar. In this webinar Christiaan Huijs, Managing Director WTC Amsterdam explains how a professional webinar studio contributes to the demand for more sustainable entrepreneurship within the WTC. Sandra Gisler, Marketing Capability Manager at Heineken, speaks about Heineken’s use of webinars and why they us the studio of Company Webcast. And of course, the studio is officially opened by the gong by Maurice van Tilburg, CEO Euronext Amsterdam.

If you would like more information about the new webinar studio in Amsterdam or about the possibilities of using webinars? Please contact one of our webinars experts. You can always contact us for a guided tour through the studio.

Want to improve your internal communications? Use webinars!

An important conclusion from the Belgian Internal Communication Mood Meter is that the internal communication in many organisations need improvement. With a score of 5.7 / 10 there is still a lot to be gained here. Employees who work for a communicative organisation are more positive, feel more connected, know the company policy and feel good at their workplace. Do you want to improve your internal communication? Use webinars!

These are the most important conclusions from Moodmeter’s research into the experience of internal communication among 1,000 employees and people managers of companies with more than 250 employees from Belgium. The survey was conducted in October 2017.

Importance of internal communication

Successful internal communication ensures that employees:
• Feel concerned: if the communication brings them relevant messages;
• Feel heard: when they get answers to questions and when their opinion is taken into account;
• Feel better: if they can do their work better thanks to good communication;
• Feel respected: if an organization treats its employees as adults and knows how to deal with it honestly.

Where in the past the role of internal communication was mainly reserved for informing employees and providing guidelines, internal communication now plays an important role in communicating policy and strategy with a focus on participation and two-way communication. The mission of internal communication must therefore be redefined, adapted to the current climate of rapid change and high complexity.

Popular communication channels

Not only the purpose of internal communication has changed. The internal communication professional now has a choice of numerous channels to inform employees. Moodmeter investigated which resources are preferred by the employees and what the main reason for this is.

Improve your internal communications through webinars

Digital tools are in third place in this research, but can be very effective and efficient. Large organisations often have thousands of employees around the world. In case of an important update, periodic updates or for training employees it is important that all these employees receive the same information at the same time. Of course, there are many options for internal communication. But research shows that the chance is more than 75% that people will watch a video than read a newsletter, article or document. A webinar or webcast is an excellent communication channel to convey your message in an effective, powerful and personal way. The combination of video and interaction ensures that your employee not only understands your message but you also learn to understand them.

Experience the power of webinars yourself

The Next Generation webinar platform of Company Webcast responds precisely to the wishes of the employees. Webinars are an excellent internal communication channel for conveying information both strongly and personally. A well-organized webinar creates interaction and engagement. Gain feedback from your employees and respond to their questions. On the other hand, employees can decide where and when they view the broadcast. They are therefore completely in control.

Would you like more information about how you can improve your internal communication by using webinars? Download our free e-Book: Internal Communication Webinars or feel free to contact us.

Bron: Jobat.be & Moodfactory.be

The choice is yours: a cheap webinar or rather good quality?

More and more organisations see the added value of a webinar compared to other ways to communicate. It is therefore logical that more organisations choose to use webinars for different purposes. After that, the organisation have to choose: will we go for a cheap webinar or quality? In this article we explain the differences to you so that hopefully you can make the best fitting choice.

The different types of webinars

There are three different types of webinars:

Webinar that only uses a PowerPoint and audio. Only the voice of the speaker can be heard here.
Webinar where video is also used by means of a webcam. The speaker is also visible here. This is the simple option.
Webinar with professional audio and video equipment. There are many additional options such as interaction. We call this the professional variant and is often recorded in a professional webinar studio.

The simple option

Is the price a major obstacle for you and do you prefer a cheap webinar? Within the simple option, only audio equipment is used. You won’t need more than a laptop and a headset. Do you want to use video? Then you can choose to record your presentation with a webcam. These types of webinars are the so-called ‘do-it-yourself’ solutions. Of course, the costs can vary per provider. The costs vary from between € 750 and € 6,000 per year. Most licenses from providers of the simple option can only be closed annually.

The professional option

Is prestige or quality of your organisation highly valued? Choose the professional option! A professional webinar uses professional cameras (your webinar is then in HD quality) and sound equipment in a webinar studio with a green screen. You have a TV broadcast for a fraction of the price! You can choose:

The differences between simple and professional

The big differences have already been mentioned above, but we have put them one more time for you to help you make the right choice.

The presentation of the professional option is of the best quality by the cameras and sound equipment;
There are more possibilities for ‘branding’;
The webinar can be better secured with, for example, a password. This is particularly important for internal communication;
A professional webinar works on every device and browser;
With a professional webinar you are extensively supported and guided;

Will you choose a cheap webinar or a professional webinar?

There is no wrong choice. This depends entirely on your organisation and its characteristics. Would you like to take a look in a real webinar studio? Please contact us. Are you curious about what a professional webinar looks like? View one of our “Webinars about Webinars“.

Lumi and Company Webcast enter a reseller partnership

Lumi and Company Webcast are pleased to announce a reseller partnership to accelerate the growth of virtual and hybrid AGM’s.

Lumi is widely recognized as the leading global provider of technology to facilitate the smooth running of AGMs and shareholder/membership meetings. With the development of their world-leading, proprietary AGM voting tech, Lumi is at the forefront of the debate around increasing shareholder engagement through the introduction of virtual and hybrid meetings.

Company Webcast is the market leader in financial webcasts and part of Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone. All webcasts solutions are based on the state-of-the-art proprietary Next Generation webcast platform, enabling listed companies to increase transparency and stakeholder engagement in innovative ways.

With this new partnership Company Webcast’s cutting-edge financial webcasts are integrated into Lumi’s leading AGM voting app. With both technologies combined into one app shareholders can vote and view AGM’s live from a distance. The unique combination of virtual voting and attending an AGM online offers listed companies a unique way to increase transparency and shareholder engagement.

Richard Taylor, CEO Lumi “This new partnership offers an exciting opportunity to accelerate the adoption of hybrid and virtual AGMs, and further supports our core growth strategy. We are looking forward to working closely with Company Webcast and their clients in the future”

Olaf Lawerman, Managing Director Company Webcast, a Euronext Company: “At Euronext we have over 1,100 listed companies as client. All these companies have an AGM meeting annually. The partnership with Lumi means that we can now offer a very innovative and attractive format to listed companies to engage live with their shareholders during their AGM meeting. Wherever the shareholder is located! Increasing transparency and broader reach are very important drivers for webcasting an AGM. Now live engagement with shareholders can be included via the Lumi partnership.”