> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Guide To Executing The Perfect YouTube Premiere - URL: https://www.hypebot.com/guide-to-executing-the-perfect-youtube-premiere/ - Published: 2020-03-03T16:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-03-04T15:26:16.000Z - Description: Towing the line between a traditional YouTube video and a live stream, a YouTube premier can be a great way for you and your fans to experience a new video. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/03/guide-to-executing-the-perfect-youtube-premiere.html] - Author: admin - Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, Songwriting & Music Publishing, YouTube & Video, live video, premier, video, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55 Towing the line between a traditional YouTube video and a live stream, a YouTube premier can be a great way for you and your fans to experience a new video together, and generate excitement around your new content. Here, we breakdown how to execute the perfect YouTube premiere. *Guest post by *Randi Zimmerman* of the [Symphonic Blog](https://blog.symphonicdistribution.com/2020/02/execute-the-perfect-youtube-premiere/?ref=hypebot.com)* [YouTube Premieres](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9080341?hl=en&ref=hypebot.com) are essentially a mix between traditional YouTube videos and a live stream. It lets you and your viewers watch and experience a new video together; just like a movie or TV show premiere. Premiering your video lets you create buzz around the video with a shareable watch page to get it out to as many viewers as possible. ## How to Execute the Perfect YouTube Premiere: ![Aesthetic flat lay of a person working with a laptop, camera, clapperboard, and photography accessories on wooden desk, creative workspace for film, video production, and digital media content creation.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/spcdn-shortpixel-ai/spio/ret_img-q_cdnize/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/youtuber-2838929_1280.jpg) With Vevo, you can now set up YouTube premieres for new videos. With this, a watch page will appear for a predetermined amount of time before a video goes live. This shows a count down to the time the video goes live. Premieres also include a chat feature which allows fans to chat about the upcoming release and gives the artist the opportunity to enter the chat and interact with their fans directly. (***Note:*** *This is only available to artists with Official Artist Channels OR artists/channels with 100k+ subscribers.*) ### How does it work? #### *Before the premiere starts:* - A public watch page is created. The video will eventually premiere on this watch page, so it will be the same link. - Viewers who choose to get notifications get a tune-in notification around 30 minutes before the start of your premiere. - A second notification is sent at the start, letting viewers know the premiere is starting. - You can interact with your audience in comments and live chat (if eligible). Once a premiere with chat watch page is live, you can enter the chat by logging into your Official Artist Channel YouTube account and going to the video’s watch page URL. #### *When the premiere starts:* - A countdown will show during the first 2 minutes of the premiere. - When the countdown is over, viewers watch the video together in real-time. - Viewers can’t scrub forward, but they can scrub backwards during the stream. - The concurrent viewers count shows the number of viewers watching. - You can continue to interact with your audience in comments and live chat (if eligible). #### *When the premiere is over:* - The video remains on your Vevo channel as a regular upload. - After the premiere, the countdown won’t be included in your video. ———— #### Learn more: *[Everything You Need to Know About YouTube Premieres](https://blog.symphonicdistribution.com/2019/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-youtube-premieres/?ref=hypebot.com)* *[YouTube Release Checklist](https://blog.symphonicdistribution.com/2020/01/our-youtube-release-checklist/?ref=hypebot.com)* *[Does Your Music Qualify for YouTube’s Content ID?](https://blog.symphonicdistribution.com/2020/02/does-your-music-qualify-for-youtube-contentid/?ref=hypebot.com)* ———— ### To request a YouTube premiere to Symphonic with your Vevo video delivery, you’ll need to meet these criteria: - Symphonic has to have delivered your video first – which means you have to have submitted a video distribution request with us. (*[More information here.](http://symvideo.com/?ref=hypebot.com)*) - All premiere requests must be sent to [video@symdistro.com](mailto:video@symdistro.com) at least 72 hours prior to the requested watch page live date. - Chat availability is limited to artists/channels with 100k + subscribers OR a YouTube Official Artist Channel only. - Vevo manually schedules watch pages during US & UK business hours only. Therefore, the watch page can only be processed: Monday-Friday between 10am-9pm ET or 10am-6pm GMT. This means your watch page MUST go live during this time frame. The video can premiere at any time.