Boston live streaming & event production for in-room and online audiences
Charles River Media produces live streaming, hybrid, and virtual events for Boston-area and global organizations. Based in Needham Heights and serving Boston, Cambridge, and Greater Boston venues, the team handles multi-camera production, remote and in-person presenters, live graphics, video playback, platform delivery, and post-event recordings — as one live-directed program, for conferences, town halls, investor meetings, fundraisers, product launches, and commencements.
Charles River Media is a Boston-area live streaming and event production company that produces virtual, hybrid, and in-studio broadcasts — handling multi-camera production, remote presenters, live graphics, video playback, and platform delivery as one live-directed program.
Founded in 2004, the team streams to every major platform and produces conferences, town halls, investor meetings, fundraisers, product launches, and commencements for clients across Boston, Cambridge, Greater Boston, and around the globe from its studio at 73 TV Place in Needham Heights.
It’s built for organizations running a broadcast that has to go right in real time — where a remote audience and an in-room audience both need to be served by one production partner.
Who live streaming with Charles River Media is best for
A strong fit for teams whose event has to land in real time — for an audience in the room, online, or both.
Corporate communications teams
Producing town halls and all-hands meetings for employees in one office or worldwide.
Conference & user-event organizers
Running multi-session or hybrid events with keynotes, breakouts, and replays.
Investor relations teams
Producing shareholder, LP, and board presentations, in person and hybrid.
Nonprofits
Hosting fundraisers, galas, and benefit events with donation integrations.
Universities & schools
Streaming commencements and ceremonies for families and alumni who can’t attend.
Product marketing teams
Launching new products to global audiences with virtual sets and graphics.
Organizations Charles River Media has streamed, broadcast, and produced live events for include:
Live events we produce in Boston & beyond
From a single-camera webinar to a multi-session global conference, Charles River Media builds the run-of-show, directs the live program, and delivers it to your audience wherever they are.
Conferences & user events
Multi-session, multi-day programs with keynotes, breakouts, and on-demand replays.
Town halls & all-hands
Talk-show-style internal broadcasts to employees in one office or worldwide.
Investor & shareholder meetings
Hybrid investor meetings, board presentations, and LP updates — including LED video-wall stages.
Fundraisers & galas
Live and hybrid benefit events with donation integrations and polished show flow.
Product launches
Global launch broadcasts with virtual sets, graphics, and coordinated release timing.
Graduations & commencements
Ceremonies streamed for families and alumni who can’t be in the room.
Panels & roundtables
Live interviews and discussions with remote and in-studio guests.
Webinars & kickoffs
Sales kickoffs, training sessions, and webinars produced for engagement, not just a feed.
Concerts & performances
Multi-camera capture and streaming for stage and performance events.
Virtual, hybrid, and in-studio event production in Boston
Presenters can be remote, in the studio, on location, or all three simultaneously. The right format depends on where your audience is and what experience you want them to have.
As a Boston event AV and live streaming company, Charles River Media handles corporate live streaming, conference live streaming, and town hall live streaming across the region — and specializes in hybrid event production in Boston, where an in-room audience and a remote audience are served by the same broadcast. Recent examples include conference live streaming and video production for a national user conference and hybrid investor meeting production with an LED video wall.
Virtual events
Digital-first productions where the entire audience joins online. Live-directed programs cut between cameras, graphics, video playback, and interactive moments, streamed from on-premise or cloud-based virtual control rooms — a cost-effective way to reach people anywhere.
- Fully online audience
- Cloud control rooms
- Interactive segments
- On-demand replay
Hybrid events
An online extension of an in-person event. Charles River Media provides on-site video production and AV so the in-room and remote audiences share one experience — expanding reach well beyond the size and location of your venue.
- In-room + remote
- On-site AV & crew
- LED video walls
- Venue production
In-studio broadcasts
Talk-show-style productions from the studio at 73 TV Place in Needham Heights, or a pop-up studio built at your headquarters — ideal for town halls, launches, and polished corporate broadcasts with remote guests joining live.
- 73 TV Place studio
- Pop-up studios
- Remote guests
- Virtual sets
Your platform, your brand
Stream to the platform your audience already uses, or use the CRMi bespoke event platform — customizable to your branding, with multiple sessions hosted through one easy-to-use link.
- All major platforms
- Branded platform
- Multi-session
- Single access link
How a Charles River Media live event comes together
A successful broadcast is mostly won before you go live. Charles River Media manages the event end to end — so the day itself runs on rails.
Plan & design the show
Platform selection and configuration, presenter scheduling, registration and ticketing, run-of-show, graphics, and a cohesive show design.
Direct it live
On event day, the team manages presenters, runs live multi-camera video production, monitors engagement, and provides remote technical support.
Deliver & measure
Analytics to gauge success, plus repackaged presentations and recordings prepared for on-demand viewing after the broadcast.
The most expensive part of your event is failure. That’s why we bring this level of detail — and redundancy — to every production. Our philosophy is simple: two is one, and one is none. Every critical system has a backup, so your broadcast doesn’t go dark.
Professional live streaming vs. basic webinar production
Deciding whether you need a production company or can run it in-house? Here’s what a professional, live-directed broadcast adds over a basic webinar setup.
| What matters on the day | Professional live production | Basic webinar setup |
|---|---|---|
| Cameras | Multi-camera, live-switched direction | A single fixed webcam |
| Internet & power | Redundant internet and power — a backup for every critical system | One connection; an outage ends the stream |
| Audio | Broadcast-grade audio, mixed live | A built-in laptop or room microphone |
| Presenters | Managed remote and in-person presenters | Presenters fend for themselves |
| Graphics | Lower thirds, live graphics, and video playback | Screen-shared slides |
| Preparation | Rehearsals and a scripted run-of-show | Improvised in real time |
| After the event | Edited on-demand recordings and highlights | A raw recording, if any |
| Support | Dedicated technical support throughout | You troubleshoot live |
We stream to every major platform
Choose the platform your audience already uses — or a fully branded CRMi event platform. Charles River Media supports them all for virtual and hybrid events alike.
Broadcasts & events we’ve produced
A sample of live streaming and event productions — from national user conferences and global launches to hybrid investor meetings and commencements.
eClinicalWorks national conference
Live streaming and video production for a national user conference, produced in a talk-show style broadcast format.
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Snyk AI Trust Platform launch
A global product launch broadcast produced on a virtual set for a worldwide online audience.
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5AM Ventures hybrid investor meeting
A hybrid investor meeting with an LED video wall, produced at Boston’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
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CeraVe — Cleanse like a Derm
A live streamed brand event produced for an online audience with a full stage production.
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Monotype Type Trends 2023
A global live stream for a design-industry thought-leadership broadcast.
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Groton School Prize Day
Commencement live streaming so families and alumni could join the ceremony remotely.
View project →Planning a live, hybrid, or virtual event in Boston?
Tell us the date, venue, audience size, and platform, and we’ll help map the production plan — from camera plan and run-of-show to redundancy and on-demand delivery.
Helpful details to include: event date, venue, audience size, number of presenters, streaming platform, in-room AV needs, recording requirements, and whether you need post-event edits.
Everything a live event needs, under one roof
Live production rarely stands alone. Charles River Media pairs streaming and events with the studio, crew, and post-production capabilities detailed on their dedicated pages.
Studio & pop-up sets. Broadcast from the studio at 73 TV Place in Needham Heights, or a pop-up studio built at your headquarters.
Event AV & technical support. On-site event AV and technical support — recording, lighting, audio, switching, and streaming that keeps a major event running.
Post-production. Recordings become finished assets through editing, color, and audio, plus animation and motion graphics for lower thirds, titles, and virtual sets.
Full context. For how live streaming fits alongside every other service, and how Charles River Media compares with other Boston agencies, see the Boston video production company overview.
Streaming & events across Boston — and worldwide
Whether the broadcast originates from a Seaport ballroom, a Cambridge lab, a Financial District boardroom, a downtown hotel, or the Needham Heights studio, Charles River Media brings the crew and control room to you — and streams to an audience anywhere.