When you tuned into your television just a few decades ago, it was a big deal to see something that was live. There were a few shows that made this into a novelty and it was even rare to see live news segments on location. Now, you can watch everything from the royal wedding to a professional sporting event on a live feed online between shopping for the best hair remover and checking your email. Live feeds have changed the face of news and keeping up to date with the world.

The first way that live feeds are used today is to show us news stories. If there is an airport for sale that has caught fire or a riot on the other side of the world than you can view almost every moment of it in real time. Major news networks are now able to go above and beyond what you could get from the six o'clock or eleven o'clock news hour by presenting you with around the clock coverage. You will find that this is used during elections, major disasters, and anything else where you might want frequent updates.


There are millions of people throughout the world who love watching a good live sporting event. You might have a Super Bowl party every year in the movie room at Massey Harris lofts or could take a week off of work so that you can concentrate on the final week of the Olympics. You used to need to have the right channel and hope that they were airing your favorite team's game to see every last second of play. Now you will find everything from soccer to cricket to bowling online without commercial interruptions.

When everyone crowded around to watch the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s, it was one of the only things on television that was taped live. Now, you can watch all sorts of entertainment programs from the comfort of your home as they are happening. You might want to see how that mortgage broker Oakville based is doing in the Big Brother house or want to watch a concert with all of your favorite bands. We no longer need much more than a camera and an Internet connection to see things as they happen from all over the world. You could watch something while you're in the waiting room of a Toronto eye doctor or while you're on the bus with your phone.