Overview of Stream (on SharePoint) - Microsoft Stream (2023)

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Stream (on SharePoint) is an intelligent enterprise video experience that is part of Microsoft 365. It empowers you to record, upload, discover, share, and manage video just as you would any other file. Video is like any other document. It seamlessly integrates with apps across Microsoft 365, so you get the same experience no matter where you add or engage with video content.

Overview of Stream (on SharePoint) - Microsoft Stream (1)

Just upload videos to the same places in Microsoft 365 where you work with other files. In those same places, you get enterprise video capabilities combined with what the Microsoft 365 file platform built on SharePoint offers.

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Stream (on SharePoint) is uploading and using video files directly stored in SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive

Stream (Classic) is using video files stored on the retiring microsoftstream.com service

Stream (on SharePoint) replaces Stream (Classic), which is being retired. If you're a new customer, you should use Stream (on SharePoint) to avoid the need to migrate your videos in CY2023. If you're an existing customer using Stream (Classic), you should start your change over plan now. See our Stream (on SharePoint) adoption guide and migration strategies guide for ideas to get started.

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A new approach to enterprise video

Stream (on SharePoint) isa rethinking of the traditional approach to enterprise video.Historically, video was technically difficult to deliver at scale, so specialized vendors developed standalone services that managed, stored, and played video from their own specialized silos. Stream (Classic) was the same. It was on the same network, but isolated from the rest of the Microsoft 365 collaborative experiences. Being off to the side, video has been a challenge for most customers to integrate into normal workflows. With a standalone service you can embed and link videos into other experiences, but these independent video products like Stream (Classic) still suffer from low usage, low awareness, and are typically the domain of experts. Stream (Classic) had no connection to the rest of Microsoft 365 other than embed codes and links. Videos weren’t managed the same way as other content, and the services that help with governance and compliance that are available in Microsoft 365 didn’t apply to Stream (Classic).

Stream (Classic) not connected to Microsoft 365

Stream (Classic)
Traditional enterprise video approach
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UXUX (sharing, commenting)
Data processing & managementMicrosoft Search, Intelligence
Data processing & management
(No connection)Information governance
(legal hold, eDiscovery, retention, etc.)
Permissions, File Life Cycle, APIs
Stream storageOneDrive & SharePoint storage
MP4, MP3, ... filesDOC, PPT, XLS, PDF, ... files

But now, we're changing that paradigm and making Stream - and enterprise video - an integral part of Microsoft 365. Stream (on SharePoint) is built on the same storage platform that all other content types use. Videos are now stored in SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive just like your documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. Stream offers the same familiar experiences for sharing, searching, and commenting as the other apps in Microsoft 365.To enable this, we invested deeply in the video playback experience directly from the SharePoint platform, which powers it all. Videos start up quickly and play reliably without a separate dedicated video service.

Microsoft 365
Collaborative apps & services
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UX (sharing, commenting)
Microsoft Search, Intelligence
Data processing & management
Information governance
(legal hold, eDiscovery, retention, etc.)
Permissions, File Life Cycle, APIs
OneDrive & SharePoint storage
DOC, PPT, XLS, PDF, MP4, MP3, ... files

For admins this means you no longer have to deploy and manage a special solution for videos that works differently from the rest of your infrastructure. Because all videos are now regular files in SharePoint, the services and tools built to work with SharePoint and OneDrive now work with video. You get all the core management capabilities that other file types in Microsoft 365 have, such as archiving and versions, eDiscovery, Legal Hold, Retention policies, audit logs, permissions and file life cycle, APIs, and analytics.

Why no "single" video portal?

The idea of a "single" video portal for your whole organization wasn't driven out of user need, it was driven out of how enterprise video technology has worked in years past. Videos had to be in a single portal because that was the only way to ensure that they'd play back at scale. However, when we talk to enterprise and education users and understand their past actions in Stream (Classic), it shows that they didn't need a portal dedicated to a single content type. They found more use in bringing videos into other locations where viewers were already visiting. Videos were woven into organization's intranet, news articles, lessons, posts, notebooks, wikis, sites, pages, and portals mixed with text, images, files, and video. These experiences where people watched videos the most were purpose built branded experiences. A portal limited to just video doesn't meet that need.

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For example, if you look at the aggregate telemetry from Stream (Classic) over the last few years, it shows that people weren't visiting the portal to explore videos. Content owners were just using Stream (Classic) as a hosting experience.

  • 83% of page views in Stream (Classic) came from direct links to a video or embedding videos into other locations outside of Stream (Classic)
  • 12% of page views were to group, channel, and other pages in Stream (Classic)
  • 5% of page views were directly to the home page of the classic stream portal

So, with a few exceptions, the single portal idea doesn’t really work. Instead, people are embedding videos where potential viewers already go and sharing the videos just like files.

With the Stream (on SharePoint), there's no longer a special place you must put videos. Users do what comes naturally and don’t have to be taught. They can just upload or create new videos like they would any other file, directly in SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Office, and, Yammer.

But because Stream (on SharePoint) is built on SharePoint, in addition to direct links to videos, you can setup destinations for people to watch videos inside your intranet with pages, sites, and portals. Create places just for videos on a specific topics or mix video with all your other content you need people to see.

Flexible video organization

There are many ways that people use and organize videos within their organization. Below is a rough guide to help you understand where you store your files when you're using Stream (on SharePoint).

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Common use #1:
Small scale sharing
Common use #2:
Organization-wide top down
Common use #3:
Team collaboration
Common use #4:
Organization-wide collaboration
NeedSimple video sharingAnyone in the organization can view, butonly a few can add videosOnlyteam members canview andadd videosAnyone in the organizationcanadd videos that anyone can view
ExamplesSmall scale sharing with a linkMessages from the CEO or other leaders
Human Resources information
Onboarding training for new employees
Any sort of team, departments, or divisions where everyone can contributeSingle organization-wide video portal destination
Organization-wide video portal destination for specific topics or content
What to doUpload to OneDrive, Teams, or SharePoint
Get a share link
Upload to public SharePoint Communication Site or public Yammer CommunityUpload to private Teams teamOption A: Rollup organization-wide video through a SharePoint communication site with highlighted content web parts scoped to videos across all sites

Option B: Single destination for uploaded videos through a public SharePoint communication site that is open to all to upload

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Roadmap

See what's already possible with videos uploaded to SharePoint, Teams, Yammer, and OneDrive and what's coming next: https://aka.ms/StreamRoadmap

If you want to help inform the roadmap, please:

  • Add your ideas and vote for features on our Stream (on SharePoint) ideas forum: https://aka.ms/StreamIdeas/
  • Connect with us directly by enrolling in our customer connection program: https://aka.ms/StreamConnect

See also

Frequently asked questions

Stream roadmap

Migrate from Microsoft Stream (Classic) to Stream (on SharePoint)

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Connect with the Stream engineering team to give us feedback and learn more about Stream (on SharePoint)

FAQs

Is Microsoft Stream being phased out? ›

Microsoft Stream (Classic) will be retired February 15, 2024 and replaced by Stream (on SharePoint). It is recommended to start using Stream (on SharePoint) by uploading videos to SharePoint, Teams, Yammer, or OneDrive. Stream (Classic) live events will be retired September 15, 2023 and replaced by Teams live events.

What are 3 features of Microsoft Stream? ›

Sharing
  • Advanced sharing options for your video, standard to any other file on Microsoft 365.
  • Guest support for videos.
  • Unauthenticated external video sharing from OneDrive and SharePoint “anyone” links.
Jan 11, 2023

What is Stream in SharePoint? ›

Stream (on SharePoint) is an intelligent enterprise video experience that is part of Microsoft 365. It empowers you to record, upload, discover, share, and manage video just as you would any other file. Video is like any other document.

What is the description of Microsoft Stream? ›

Microsoft Stream (Classic) is a Microsoft 365 application with independent video storage separate from how all other files are stored and managed across the Microsoft 365 app ecosystem. Videos are uploaded directly to the Stream (Classic) application for storage, management, and viewing.

What is replacing Microsoft Stream? ›

Microsoft Stream (Classic) will be retired February 15, 2024 and replaced by Stream (on SharePoint). It is recommended to start using Stream (on SharePoint) by uploading videos to SharePoint, Teams, Yammer, or OneDrive.

What are the benefits of Microsoft Stream? ›

  • Channels. Channels are a great way to organize videos by topic or objective. ...
  • Office 365 Group Workspaces. ...
  • Embed Videos in SharePoint. ...
  • Add Videos in Teams. ...
  • Teams Calls Saved in Stream. ...
  • Embed Forms in Stream Video. ...
  • Captions/Transcribing of videos. ...
  • Mobile.
Feb 25, 2020

What are the main features of a Stream? ›

  • 1 . Definition of a stream. A stream can be defined as short, usually continuous body of running water. ...
  • 2 . What are the characteristics of a stream? Streams flow downhill due to gravity and the topography defines the direction of flow, as they follow the path of least resistance, through cracks.

What are the 3 parts of a Stream? ›

The top end of a stream, where its flow begins, is its source. The bottom end is its mouth. In between, the stream flows through its main course or trunk. Streams gain their water through runoff, the combined input of water from the surface and subsurface.

What is the purpose of Stream? ›

Besides providing drinking water and irrigation for crops, streams wash away waste and can provide electricity through hydropower. People often use streams recreationally for activities such as swimming, fishing, and boating. Streams also provide important habitat for wildlife.

How do I use SharePoint streaming? ›

Stream (Classic) channel on a SharePoint page
  1. Go to the Microsoft Stream (Classic) portal and find the channel you want to highlight.
  2. Copy the URL / link to the channel from the browser's address bar.
  3. Go to your SharePoint Online site and open the page or news article you want to add the channel to.
  4. Edit the page.
Feb 25, 2022

How do I use Microsoft streaming with SharePoint? ›

How to Add Microsoft Stream Content to a SharePoint Online Page
  1. Step 1: Log In to Your Office 365 Account. ...
  2. Step 2: Click on SharePoint. ...
  3. Step 3: Select a Group and Click on Edit. ...
  4. Step 4: Watch Out for the + Symbol. ...
  5. Step 5: Search and Add Stream Webpart. ...
  6. Step 6: Choose Your Video Streaming Preferences.
May 22, 2020

How does Microsoft Teams Stream work? ›

The Stream on Teams message extension enables you to add a video or meeting recording in a Teams chat/channel during the flow of interaction. There's no need to exit the conversation.

What is the use of Stream in Office 365? ›

Stream is a video service created for you to upload, videos, and share videos. Take recordings of presentations, meetings, classes, and other things that help your team collaborate and share them securely. Stream makes it easy to transcribe, add comments, place tags, and descriptions on videos you share easily.

Is Microsoft Stream the same as SharePoint? ›

The basis of Stream (on SharePoint) is using videos like any other files directly in Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Stream (on SharePoint) is the application for finding, enhancing, playing, and recording videos in Microsoft 365.

What are the disadvantages of Microsoft Stream? ›

Microsoft Stream did not have the capabilities to effectively manage content. For instance, you couldn't create folders to organize content. Content security and governance was an issue; setting permissions, custom retention periods, audit logs etc.

What is the difference between a group and a channel in Microsoft Stream? ›

If you already use Microsoft 365 Groups in your organization from Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Yammer, Planner, etc, you can start using those groups in Stream (Classic) right away. Channels are an organization method for videos, but not a permission method. Channels don't have any permissions on their own.

Do Microsoft streams expire? ›

“New recordings will automatically expire 60 days after they are recorded if no action is taken, except for A1 users who will receive a max 30-day default setting. The 60-day default was chosen because, on average across all tenants, 99%+ of meeting recordings are never watched again after 60 days”.

How long are videos kept on Microsoft Stream? ›

Forever. We have since done a little research, and found docs telling us that 1) we will only get back the automatic storage to Stream when we upgrade to A3 licenses, and that 2) the max storage time is 20 or 21 days.

Does Microsoft Stream have a storage limit? ›

Storage. Microsoft Stream (Classic) included a base amount of storage. A Microsoft Stream (Classic) tenant received a fixed allocation of 500 GB of storage and an extra 0.5 GB of storage per licensed user* as illustrated in the following table.

What are the two types of stream? ›

There are two basic types of stream defined by Java, called byte stream and character stream.

What is stream explain with example? ›

A stream is the flow of a sequence of data. It can be visualized as a channel connecting the logic unit or processor and the input and output devices. They are basically of two types: input stream, when the stream acts as a source of data for the logic unit.

What are the two types of streams explain? ›

In general, a Stream will be an input stream or, an output stream. InputStream − This is used to read data from a source. OutputStream − This is used to write data to a destination.

What are the 4 types of streams? ›

8 Major Types of Streams Found on Earth
  • Alluvial Fans.
  • Braided Streams.
  • Deltas.
  • Ephemeral Streams.
  • Intermittent Streams.
  • Meandering Streams.
  • Perennial Streams.
  • Straight Channel Streams.

What are the main types of streams? ›

One method of classifying streams is through physical, hydrological, and biological characteristics. Using these features, streams can fall into one of three types: perennial, intermittent, and ephemeral.

What are the steps to stream? ›

How to live stream in 5 simple steps
  1. Connect your audio and video sources. This involves physically connecting the audio and video sources to your main live streaming setup (the PC or laptop). ...
  2. Configure the encoder. ...
  3. Connect to the streaming platform. ...
  4. Check your internet connection. ...
  5. Start streaming.

What are the big 3 streaming services? ›

The traditional big three—Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Netflix—have been joined by dozens of additional services, including Apple TV+ and Disney+, Paramount+, and Peacock.

What is the most important thing for streaming? ›

As a beginner, you need five basic things to go live: a camera, streaming software, a microphone, a computer and a good internet connection. You can also add accessories that will drastically improve the quality of your live stream without too much effort.

Can you live Stream with Microsoft Stream? ›

Live events in Microsoft 365

You can create a live event in Stream, Microsoft Teams or Yammer — wherever your audience, team, or community resides.

How does Microsoft Stream provide access to video? ›

In the row of a limited access video, click or tap the pencil icon to update video permissions. Check the "Allow everyone in your company to view this video" checkbox.

Can you edit videos in Microsoft Stream? ›

You can trim your videos—live events, Microsoft Teams meeting recordings, and uploaded videos—to cut right to the important content, right in Microsoft Stream.

Where is Microsoft Stream data stored? ›

Where will video files be stored? Videos in Stream (on SharePoint) will be stored in the same place you store your Office files, in Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Yammer.

Why does Microsoft Stream keep expiring? ›

Sometimes when someone accesses a Stream video, it will play for about one minute, then kick them out with the error "Your session has expired. Click OK to login and continue." This error is caused by the time or time zone on the computer being incorrect.

Can you Stream on Xbox anymore? ›

Stream your gameplay

Press the Xbox button  to open the guide and go to Capture & share. Select Live streaming and choose a provider if there are multiple options. Choose or change the Destination if you want to alter which service you use to adjust your streaming viewer experience. Select Go live now.

Is Microsoft Stream available? ›

Is there still a Stream application? Yes! Even though all the videos are normal files in SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and Yammer, Stream remains a part of the suite. Stream is the application and experience that empowers you to record, upload, discover, share, manage, and play video stored in Microsoft 365.

Is there a video limit on Microsoft Stream? ›

If you are getting close to these limits and have concerns, feel free to reach out to us via a support ticket and we can determine if the current limit can be raised.
...
Video limits.
OperationVideo Limits
Comments per video2,500
Playback of video on demand videosUp to 1080p
Playback of live eventsUp to 720p
3 more rows
Feb 25, 2022

How long do videos stay on Microsoft Stream? ›

Meeting recordings will be available in the meeting chat for a period of 21 days after the meeting. After 21 days, the meeting recordings will no longer be available for download from the chat.

Is Microsoft getting rid of Xbox Live? ›

Microsoft will be launching its next generation gaming console, the Xbox Series X, sometime late in 2020. Ahead of the launch, the company has discontinued its Xbox One S and Xbox One S digital consoles. Now, the word is that the company has also discontinued its Xbox Live Gold subscription.

Which Xbox is best for streaming? ›

Best gaming consoles for streaming
  • Xbox Series X—Best overall.
  • PlayStation 5—Second best overall.
  • Xbox Series S—Best value.
  • Nintendo Switch—Best for portability.

Is Xbox Live getting removed? ›

Microsoft shut down those rumors in August 2020, saying in a statement that Xbox Live "is an important part of gaming on Xbox today and will continue to be in the future." Last July, though, VentureBeat reporter Jeff Grubb said on the Giant Bomb podcast that "I just wanted to reiterate, Xbox Live Gold is still on a ...

How much does Microsoft streams cost? ›

Microsoft Stream Pricing

MS Stream is included in Office 365 Enterprise subscriptions and these start at $8 per user and go over $20 per use user.

How long should a Stream last? ›

According to statistics directly from Twitch, it's best to stream for at least two hours per broadcast. The ideal stream length is between three and four hours.

How long does a Stream key last? ›

Note: Your stream key is only valid for your current stream. Once you start your stream from the encoder, you'll have up to 5 hours to go live on Facebook.

What is Stream used for? ›

Besides providing drinking water and irrigation for crops, streams wash away waste and can provide electricity through hydropower. People often use streams recreationally for activities such as swimming, fishing, and boating. Streams also provide important habitat for wildlife.

Does Stream on SharePoint have channels? ›

Now, the groups and channels concepts from Stream (Classic) does not carry forward into Stream (on SharePoint). Instead, you'll organize your videos the same way you would any other files. Videos don't need to be stored in a special location they can be stored alongside other content in the flow of your work.

How do I access Microsoft Stream in SharePoint? ›

Stream (Classic) channel on a SharePoint page
  1. Go to the Microsoft Stream (Classic) portal and find the channel you want to highlight.
  2. Copy the URL / link to the channel from the browser's address bar.
  3. Go to your SharePoint Online site and open the page or news article you want to add the channel to.
  4. Edit the page.
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