Democratic National Convention Announces Unprecedented Array of Livestreaming Options

The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced over a dozen new options for watching the convention, ensuring that viewers have a wide range of choices virtually unprecedented for any national political event.

The DNCC is working with cutting-edge technology partners to house convention content on a range of platforms, ensuring that no matter what device audiences are using, the full program is right at their fingertips.

“Audiences today are more fragmented than ever. Our vast array of livestreaming options will meet people where they are, because it should be just as easy to watch the convention as anything else,” saidAndrew Binns, Chief Innovation Officer of the Democratic National Convention. “Whether you’re a cord-cutter, someone on the go or sitting in front of the family TV, you can engage with the convention the exact same way you engage with your favorite content on any other day.”

In addition to livestream options, several platforms will also offer video on demand services. The full list of platforms is as follows:

Cable Providers 
DirecTV (Live Convention Week)
Comcast Xfinity (Video on Demand and Live Convention Week)

TV Connected Hardware Devices 
Apple TV (Video on Demand and Live Convention Week)
Roku (Video on Demand and Live Convention Week)
Amazon FireTV (Video on Demand and Live Convention Week)
Xbox (Video on Demand and Live Convention Week)

Mobile App 
DNCC Mobile App (Video on Demand and Live Convention Week)

Web Streaming 
Demconvention (Video on Demand and Live Convention Week)
Twitch.tv (Live Convention Week)
Google/YouTube (Video on Demand and Live Convention Week)
Bing.com (Live Convention Week)
Anywhere video is embedded (Video on Demand and Live Convention Week)

Free Satellite and Fiber Paths 
Satellite Path (Live Convention Week)
Level 3 Vyvx Fiber Path (Live Convention Week)