Live event recording policies in Microsoft Teams
Note
We're currently still supporting live events. While we still recommend you to upgrade to Teams town halls to take advantage of new features and experiences, your users can continue to schedule events. For more information, see Updates for Town Hall in Microsoft Teams and Teams Live Events.
There are multiple ways for your users to record a Microsoft Teams live event. The recording policies that you, as an admin manage, determine the available recording options for your users. This article explains the different settings.
The recording options are set using the PowerShell command Set-CsTeamsMeetingBroadcastPolicy.
Scheduling and option behaviors
There are two organizer options while scheduling a live event recording:
Recording available for producers and presenters
- Recording file: Provides a recording file that producers and presenters can download after the event is over.
Recording available for attendees
DVR: A digital video recorder (DVR) allows attendees to rewind and pause during the event
VOD: A video on demand (VOD) allows attendees to watch after the event is over
Broadcast recording policy setting
As part of the broadcast policy, there's a setting that you can toggle to turn recording on or off for a live event.
| Recording available for producers and presenters | Recording available for attendees | |
|---|---|---|
| Always record | Disabled and selected | Enabled and selected |
| Organizer can record or not | Enabled and selected by default | Enabled and selected by default |
| Never record | Disabled and not selected | Disabled and not selected |
Storage and persistence behavior
| Option | State | DVR | VOD | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recording available for attendees | Selected | DVR is available and the Azure Media Services (AMS) asset is stored for 180 days | Attendee can access and watch the event | |
| Not Selected | DVR is available and the AMS asset is stored for 180 days | Attendee won't get access into the event after it's over | ||
| Disabled (Not selected) | DVR is available and the AMS asset is deleted after the event | Attendee won't get access into the event after it's over | ||
| Recording available to producers and presenters | Selected | An MP4 is created and stored for 180 days | ||
| Not Selected | No file is created |