SMSA Coptic Orthodox Church broadcasts live-stream events

After using Ustream for their Church, they were dissatisfied with either. The needed a more affordable service, with no commercial interruption and featured reliable streaming to audiences regardless of distance from the church.

Dacast’s challenge in working with St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church is to offer a stable service, with good streaming quality, no downtime and no advertisements.

St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church switched to Dacast and now pay a fraction of what they used to spend and broadcast with excellent quality.

It is never easy to bring all the followers together. With Dacast, though, people can even stream the church content on their mobile devices. That has been a great help to their followers and seekers. The quality of the video is as important as the quality of content and with Dacast they have achieved both. 

Opting for Dacast’s live streaming platform was for mobile streaming and stability. Pricing with Dacast was also much lower compared to Ustream. This allowed them to save and pass those savings on to viewers as well.

Chris Awad, Digital Marketing Executive says“Dacast is a quality streaming service with support for multiple channels and mobile compatibility at an affordable rate.” 

Better performance, reduced cost 

SMSA broadcasts weekly services. It is known for providing consistent content channels to attend religious services live and on demand.

The church uses two HD cameras and two local computers for broadcasting its weekly service for both locations. It uses the latest technology to maximize its followers’ experience.

Through their partnership with Dacast, their content is not just getting global praise, but also providing consistent streaming for people to bond and connect. Their events are available for live and archived on demand so people have flexibility to watch it at their convenience. 

“At Ustream we were paying $500 a month for the same services we are receiving with Dacast at a fraction of the cost”

   – Over 10 Live stream per week

   – Over 900 videos posted

St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church serves an audience from different backgrounds and locations. With live broadcasting, it makes it possible for people to share in the fellowship with other Christians all over the world. The Church has two locations in Queens, New York under the names of St. Mary & St. Antonios and Queen Helen & Queen Anna Simon with live broadcasting at each location.