When it comes to live streaming services, there are two options for hosting a live streaming event: virtual events and hybrid events. Virtual live streaming events are simple to host, and people can broadcast to their online audience by using live webinars or webcast platforms. Hybrid events are a blend of virtual and physical events in which the production crew must be present in an actual venue and set up their staging equipment in order to host and broadcast the target audience online. Aside from the panelists and the production crew, hybrid events involve a number of participants who are physically present at the event venue but will be electronically broadcasting from home or from their office. Hybrid live streaming can also be called a virtual event, as so many events today are hosted online.