Live video content is steadily growing in popularity. Whether it be for marketing purposes, as a supplement to traditional broadcasting, to increase access to live events or just for fun amongst individuals, live video is adding another component to the way...
In only a month's time, our Business Development Director, Jake Ward, will be attending the sixth Digital Leaders Banquet in London, which brings together some of the UK's most influential senior marketing leaders. Ahead of the banquet, he was interviewed by Digital...
Groovy Gecko thoroughly enjoyed working on a recent project with Virgin Games in the UK. On the 28th September at 12.30pm we live streamed a giant game of poker on Virgin Games’ Facebook page. Groovy Gecko managed the event production, as well as streaming the...
By Craig Moehl, CEO, Groovy Gecko The video industry continually develops at an extremely fast pace, therefore we are acutely aware of the need to keep up-to-date with all the cutting edge technology and changes. Tradeshows are...
Groovy Gecko live streams a Q&A with J.K. Rowling from a gala charity ball organised by Lumos. Lumos is an international charity, founded by the author, J.K. Rowling, which aims to get eight million children out of orphanages and back to family life. The gala ball...
Last month our Business Development Director, Jake Ward, spoke with Scott Ledbury, Founder of Slinky Productions, for the company’s Backlight Podcast Series regarding live video streaming and its pros and cons. The series offers listeners one-to-one access to industry...
The Goodwood Festival of Speed has just come to an end after a thrilling weekend full of cars, cars and more cars, oh and some motorbikes, too. Around 100,000 petrol heads per day were attracted to the three-day festival, featuring the best of classic and modern motor...
F8, San Jose, 19th April 2017 – Groovy Gecko, specialist webcast provider, today announced that it is partnering with Facebook to enable richer communication using Live video on Workplace, its collaboration platform that helps organizations get more done. As part of...
The last couple of weeks have been pretty busy for us over here at Groovy Gecko. Busy, being an understatement! We’ve had the pleasure of partnering with some amazing, high-profile brands as well as exhibiting at BVE 2017, where we live streamed a 360° video directly...
Viewers challenged to solve a murder mystery via Facebook Live Framed launches on Thursday 13 October 2016, 8pm on facebook.com/alibichannel The event is launching alongside the brand new series of Crossing Lines on Thursday 13 October 2016, 9pm on Alibi UKTV's home...
Groovy Gecko is to live stream the release of the latest single by the hit artists Ricky Martin and Maluma. The new song, “Vente Pa’Ca,” will be performed for the first time by the artists, live at Ricky’s show at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, tonight. The live...
It is always exciting getting involved with cutting edge streaming projects. So, when we were asked to stream a live 360 pre-season friendly between Huddersfield and Liverpool FC, we were of course quick to oblige. The match was streamed live into the Liverpool FC...
Groovy Gecko, leading webcast provider, provided the live stream into Facebook of the EU referendum event. The event, which took place on 10th June was provided by BuzzFeed UK and Facebook. The event includes prominent representatives from both the Remain and Leave...
Groovy Gecko streamed Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution live into Facebook last week (20th May). The Food Revolution is a worldwide initiative being spearheaded by celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver. With 41 million children under the age of five overweight or obese, it aims...
Groovy Gecko is proud to announce that it has partnered with Facebook to integrate with its live video API, which launched today.The new live video API was launched today at Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference. It will offer content providers the ability to stream...
Delivering the business case for LGBT diversity and inclusion Groovy Gecko will be providing the live stream for the Economist’s Pride and Prejudice event, taking place in three global locations on 3rd March 2016. The Economist Intelligence Unit will be presenting a...
In the coming days, we have some pretty exciting webcasts coming up with a sporty feel. Naturally, sports often have a massive following and sports people and teams are often looking for new ways to engage with that audience. For some, it may be about getting the live...
We are very pleased to announce that on Tuesday 25th June at the Streaming Media Forum, our Business Development Director Jake Ward picked up the award for Best Live Webcast 2014. The award for our work with Jagex, which comprised over 13 hours of webcasting on a...
Our very own Business Development Director Jake Ward stars in the advert for male cancer campaign ‘One For The Boys’. He is the one doing the lip biting in case you were wondering. One of his co-stars is the slightly less known international superstar Samuel L...
Hurrah! The team here at Groovy Gecko is delighted to have won the award for Best Live Webcast at last night’s 2013 Streaming Media European Readers' Choice Awards. We are absolutely chuffed to have won this award and it makes all those hours spent watching and...