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Social network Facebook has decided to roll out a feature – to allow publishers to be able to schedule their ‘live’ broadcasts so that FB users can then plan to tune in.
A post on the official FB post said starting this week, it was rolling out the scheduling ability for Verified Pages, starting with ‘live’ videos published via the Facebook Live API. Verified Pages can visit their Publishing Tools section to get started scheduling a live video.
Here’s the rest of the post:
When you schedule a live video, an announcement post will be published to News Feed letting your fans on Facebook know that the broadcast is coming. People who see the post can opt in to receive a one-time reminder notification that will alert them shortly before your broadcast begins. Your fans can then join a pre-broadcast lobby directly before the live video starts, where they can connect and interact with other viewers.
You can schedule a live broadcast up to one week in advance, and people can join your lobby three minutes before your broadcast begins. Once you’ve scheduled a live video, you will be able to share a link to the broadcast or embed it in other places, such as websites or blogs.
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