StreamLive Pro

Give each network its own title in one live broadcast

Give YouTube, Facebook and every other network its own title, description and thumbnail in one multistream broadcast: the Edit button, title limits, and what follows.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 4 min read

In StreamLive Pro every broadcast has general details (a title, a description and a thumbnail) and every ticked channel follows them unless you change them for that channel. To give YouTube a search-friendly title and your Facebook Page a shorter one, click Edit on the channel's row, change the title there and save. The channel is then marked "Changed for this network", and the other channels keep the general title.

Before you start

• Channels connected. The networks you want are connected under Connections. See Connecting your networks: the complete guide.
• Where the title reaches the network. For YouTube and Facebook Pages, StreamLive Pro creates the live event on the network, so the title, description and thumbnail you set arrive there. For channels that use a pasted stream key (Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, a custom RTMP server), only the picture and sound travel through the key; the title of those lives is set in the network's own app or page.

Steps

1. Write the general details. On Live stream, fill in the title and the description above the preview, and add a thumbnail if you want one. These go to every channel that has no title of its own.
2. Find the channel. In the Channels list, find the row of the network you want to change, for example your YouTube channel.
3. Click Edit. The Edit channel window opens with the channel's name and account type at the top. Its fields start from the general details.
4. Change the title. Type the title for this network. Under the field you see a counter with the network's limit, for example 100 characters on YouTube. If the title is longer, the counter turns red and offers Trim it for me; otherwise the title is shortened automatically before it is sent, so it is better to choose where it ends.
5. Change the description or the thumbnail if needed. You can also tick that this network gets no description at all. A thumbnail you upload here replaces the general one for this channel only.
6. Save. The row shows "Changed for this network". To undo, open Edit again and click Use the general one next to the field.
7. Repeat for other channels and go live as usual with Start stream.

Title limits per network

The Edit window counts characters against these limits, taken from the app's code:

The same table is used by our server when it creates the event. A YouTube title longer than 100 characters is trimmed before the event is created, because YouTube refuses the whole event for a title that is too long, and then the live has no event and no thumbnail there. YouTube's own advice on titles, keep them short with the important words first, is in YouTube Help: Thumbnail and title tips (checked 5 November 2026).

Other settings in the same window

The Edit channel window holds more than the title. For YouTube it also has Event (create a new event or use an existing one), Category, Privacy (public, unlisted or private), Stream latency, Closed captions and monetization. For Facebook, Twitch and Kick it has a category and the stream orientation. Who can watch on YouTube is explained in YouTube live visibility: public, unlisted or private, and the thumbnail in Add a thumbnail to your live on YouTube and Facebook.

In a scheduled broadcast

The schedule form (Schedule broadcast) has the same Edit button on every channel. The per-network details you set there belong to that scheduled broadcast only and do not leak into the next live. A schedule row with its own details is marked Changed. If a ticked channel uses a key that changes every live (TikTok, Instagram, X, LinkedIn by key), the form tells you the schedule is saved without a key and you paste the new key before the live. See Schedule a live broadcast in advance.

What can go wrong

Frequently asked questions

Can YouTube and Facebook have different titles in the same live?

Yes. Click Edit on each channel row and give it its own title. The other channels keep the general title.

What happens if I do not set a title per network?

Every channel uses the general title, description and thumbnail of the broadcast.

How long can a YouTube live title be?

100 characters. StreamLive Pro shows a counter and shortens a longer title before it is sent, so choose where it ends yourself.

Does a per-network title work for Instagram or TikTok?

No. Those lives go out through a stream key, which carries only picture and sound. Set the title in the network's own app.

How do I go back to the general title for one channel?

Open Edit on that channel and click Use the general one next to the title.

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