YoloCast lets you run more than one live event at the same time, and each one stays completely independent. One event might cover a football match. A second event, running at the exact same moment, might cover the post-match interview. Neither one touches the other’s stream, page, or destinations.
What Are Concurrent Events on YoloCast?
Concurrent Events means running two or more independent live broadcasts through YoloCast at the same time. Each event has its own stream source, its own live page, and its own destinations. Your plan sets a limit on how many events you can run concurrently. That limit is a core part of what each YoloCast plan includes.
This is easy to confuse with two other features that sound similar but do something different:
- Concurrent Events: how many separate, independent live broadcasts your account can run at the same time. This is what this guide covers.
- Concurrent Viewers: how many people can watch one single event at the same time. This is about audience size, not the number of events running.
- Multi Destinations: sending one single event to several platforms at once, like YouTube and Facebook together. This spreads one broadcast wider. It does not create a second, independent event.
Concurrent Events is about running separate broadcasts side by side. Multi Destinations is about reaching more places with one broadcast. You can use both at the same time. Each concurrent event can also push to multiple destinations of its own. That is a separate setting, configured on each individual event.
What Do You Need for Each Concurrent Event?
Each concurrent event needs its own video source and its own destinations. Industry guides confirm that every simultaneous broadcast needs its own dedicated feed to run independently. The source does not have to be a YoloBox. It can be any encoder or source you already stream from, including software like OBS.
Destinations work the same way. Each event can go to whichever platform or platforms make sense for that specific broadcast. That could be YouTube, Facebook, an RTMP address, or several of those at once.
How Do You Set Up Two Concurrent Events With YoloCast?
To set up concurrent events, create a separate event in YoloCast for each broadcast you want to run. Give each one its own source. Two YoloBoxes are a common and simple way to do this, providing two independent sources, one from each box.
Here is the full process, step by step:
- Confirm your destinations are ready. Whichever platforms you plan to use, connect each one in YoloCast ahead of time. That could be YouTube, Facebook, or an RTMP address.
- Create your first event. Set its source, for example a YoloBox, and choose the destination or destinations for that specific broadcast.
- Create your second event the same way. Give it its own source. This could be a second YoloBox, a different encoder, or the same device pointed at a different feed. Set its own destinations too.
- Schedule both events if you want them to start automatically. Each event’s destinations get notified independently, based on what you chose for that event.
- Go live on each source whenever you are ready. The two events run independently.
Can Both Events Use ASP?
No. YoloCast allows only one active ASP event at a time. You can still run two concurrent events. One of them can use ASP, and the other needs to be a regular event instead.
This is not a bug. ASP, short for Ardent Streaming Protocol, is YoloLiv’s resilient streaming technology. It trades a short delay for a more stable connection over unpredictable networks. Running it twice at once would ask more of the system than it is built to handle right now.
In practice, this rarely causes a problem. Pick whichever event needs the extra reliability, like a stream from a location with weaker internet. Set that one to ASP, and set the other event to a regular source instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Concurrent Events and Multi Destinations? Concurrent Events runs multiple independent broadcasts at the same time. Multi Destinations sends one broadcast to multiple platforms at once. You can use both features together on the same account.
Do all my concurrent events need to use the same type of source? No. Each event’s source is independent. One could come from a YoloBox, while another comes from different hardware or streaming software entirely.
Can I run two ASP events at the same time? No. Only one ASP event can be active at a time. Pair it with a regular event instead if you need two concurrent broadcasts.
Does each concurrent event need to go to the same platform? No. Each event sets its own destinations independently, so you can send different events to different platforms.
Is there a limit to how many concurrent events I can run? Yes. Your YoloCast plan sets that limit, so check your plan details if you need to run more events at once.
Ready to Run Multiple Events at Once?
Concurrent Events means running independent broadcasts side by side, not pushing one stream to more places. Set up a separate source and destinations for each event, and YoloCast keeps them running independently of each other.
If you want to see how many concurrent events your plan supports, compare YoloCast plans to check your current limit.
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Suzy Su is a Customer Success Specialist at YoloLiv. She is dedicated to empowering users to explore YoloCast’s full range of features and tackle everyday challenges with confidence. Beyond direct support, she also crafts helpful articles packed with actionable tips, step-by-step troubleshooting advice, and proven best practices — all designed to help users unlock greater value from YoloCast.
