The difference between a town hall and a live event

Question

I would like to know the difference between a town hall and a live event

Answer 1

Hi @Pleasehelp

Town halls have many of the same capabilities as live events, as well as new advanced features, that can help you organize high-quality, large-scale events.  

Just like in live events, town hall attendees can watch presenters and participate in Q&A. To minimize distractions and keep focus on the event, attendees won’t be able to turn on their mics or cameras, or chat with other attendees.

In live events, there are organizer, producer, presenter, and attendee roles. In town halls, there are organizer, co-organizer, presenter, and attendee roles.

The producer role in live events will be replaced by the organizer, co-organizer, and presenter roles in town hall because these roles will have similar functionality to the producer role. They’ll be able to start and stop the event, share their own video and content, share external video, and choose which presenters and content are featured on screen with Manage what attendees see in Teams Premium.

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Answer 2

As per https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/switch-from-microsoft-teams-live-events-to-town-halls-c71bf6e2-ece1-4809-900e-51271f39ac72

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