Coker Partners with Livestream to Broadcast Live Events

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College is pleased to announce a partnership with Livestream, the leading live Internet video platform which powered over four million live events last year, to broadcast select Coker events.

Fans will be able to watch Coker baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s volleyball, and wrestling all completely free. In addition to the live athletic events, Coker will also broadcast several non-athletic events throughout the year, including but not limited to, graduations, presentations, guest lectures and much more. Coker College joins over ten thousand institutions around the world that have expanded their reach via Livestream.

“We are excited to partner with Livestream,” said Coker’s Vice President of Athletics and Athletic Facilities Dr. Lynn Griffin. “The partnership ensures that our students, alumni, family and friends will be able to watch a high quality broadcast of Coker events worldwide."

“Livestream is the world's leading live video technology solution for educational institutions of all sizes. We’re happy to welcome Coker College to the Livestream community so that its fans and the student body’s friends and family can participate and enjoy Coker events live from anywhere in the world,” said Livestream CEO Jesse Hertzberg.

Ways to Watch
All live Coker events are available to watch for FREE online. For viewers wishing to watch on their computer they may visit the Coker Livestream channel at www.livestream.com/cokercobras.

For viewers wishing to watch on mobile, tablet, or connected televisions, here are some links and services you can download that will allow you to bring Coker events to the small screen and your big screen at home!

For best quality streaming we do recommend watching via a high-speed Internet connection. For best results, a wired connection is preferred. Viewers watching over 3G or 4G cellular networks may encounter buffering or streaming delays.

For questions, comments, or streaming questions contact: cstryker@coker.edu.

About Coker College

Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the “Best Colleges” in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.

About Livestream

Livestream's mission is to connect people and live events. Livestream offers event owners a complete set of hardware and software tools to share their events with a growing community online. More than 40 million viewers each month watch thousands of live events from customers, including The New York Times, Facebook, ESPN, SpaceX, and Warner Bros. Records. Founded in 2007, Livestream is headquartered in Bushwick, Brooklyn with offices in Los Angeles, London, Ukraine, and India.