How do I enable HIVE for Microsoft Teams live events?

This article will guide you through the process of:

Enabling HIVE for Teams live events (via your Skype for Business or Office 365 tenant)

Before you Begin

Before you can begin, you must have:

Enabling HIVE for Teams live events

Your company Skype for Business or Office 365 Tenant administrator must execute the Microsoft PowerShell command Set-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastConfiguration.

If you have already activated Teams live events - and only need to enable HIVE - use this PowerShell command or cmdlet, replacing the highlighted section with the HIVE for Microsoft License key provided via e-mail:

Set-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastConfiguration -SupportURL https://support.office.com/home/contact -AllowSdnProviderForBroadcastMeeting $True -SdnProviderName hive -SdnLicenseId <replace with Hive License Key> -SdnApiTemplateUrl 'https://api.hivestreaming.com/v1/eventadmin?partner_token={0}'

For more information on the Set-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastConfiguration cmdlet, please refer to the Microsoft documentation.

NOTE: It can take up to 24 hours for configuration changes to be fully propagated across the system, so be sure to execute these cmdlets well before you plan on running your first HIVE-enabled Teams live event.

NOTE: Events configured before executing the cmdlet will NOT use HIVE. If you have created events previously with which you would like to use HIVE - you should delete those events and re-create them.

Verifying the Configuration

You can verify your Teams configuration – including the Hive Streaming configuration – with the cmdlet Get-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastConfiguration:

Use this command:

Get-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastConfiguration -ExposeSDNConfigurationJsonBlob $true

More information about the Get-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastConfiguration cmdlet may be found here. New to PowerShell? Try our PowerShell tips here.

Teams live events and Microsoft Stream

Teams live events that rely on external encoders also rely on Microsoft Stream. Therefore, if you plan on using an encoder with Microsoft Teams live events (and HIVE), you should proceed with the process to enable HIVE for Microsoft Stream.

Also note that for now, Teams live events will appear under the SkypeMeetingBroadcast tenant tab in the Hive Admin Portal. Microsoft is working on their side to make sure the live events appear in a dedicated tab.

What's Next

You are now ready to stream HIVE-enabled Teams live events!