Webcast Services


With the advent of high-end streaming media technology, the concept of doing live /on-demand NIC webcasting services has gained popularity. NIC webcasting services allows to extend the reach of the event to all corners of the world, with no limitations of physical or geographical boundaries.

At National Informatics Centre, the events get an optimum webcast with flawless production quality. NIC’s webcast service offers various solution for an event, bringing onsite production, hosting, and streaming to millions of online viewers.

  • * Live Webcast : Through this service, the transmission of live or pre-recorded audio or video to personal computers that are connected to the Internet can be done.
  • * On-Demand Webcast : Through this service, Pre-recorded clips are delivered, or streamed, to users upon request. A user who clicks a link to an on-demand clip watches the clip from the beginning. The user can fast-forward, rewind, or pause the clip. On demand streams can be created from archived live events or recorded clips.

Technology used in NIC

  • * Encoder : Flash Media Live Encoder (FMLE), OBS
  • * Server : NIC Media Streaming Server
  • * Player : HLS Player
  • * Protocols : HTTP / RTMP

NIC Webcast Service includes

NIC has been providing live/on-demand webcast services to Central and State Government for important National, International and regional, educational events, conferences and other live events. Live webcast services are provided for Government TV channels such as Lok Sabha TV, Rajya Sabha TV, Doordarshan News, UGC – CEC higher educational channel among others on 24×7 basis.

Important events such as Union Budget speech, President’s address to the nation, Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat & other speeches, Independence and Republic Day celebrations at New Delhi, Proceedings of State Assemblies, other national events/conferences like Make in India, Skill India, Start-up India, Digital India, Yoga Day are covered using NIC Webcast services.

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