The platform
One platform.
Every public-sector use case.
Lightcast replaces the stitched-together stack with a single, end-to-end system — purpose-built for the reach, auditability, and accessibility standards public-sector organizations require.
Resident communications
Broadcast announcements, press conferences, and service updates to every screen your residents already use — without building ten apps.
- — Live & on-demand video
- — Multi-language captions
- — Push & in-app alerts
Public meetings
Live-stream council, committee, and board meetings with automatic transcription, chaptering, and a public archive in one motion.
- — Auto transcription
- — Public record archive
- — Chaptered playback
Emergency communication
Geo-targeted emergency broadcasts with guaranteed delivery to TVs, phones, in-vehicle, and public kiosks — integrated with IPAWS/WEA.
- — Geo-targeted delivery
- — 99.99% platform SLA
- — IPAWS / WEA hooks
Live event coverage
Parades, ribbon cuttings, town halls, ceremonies — produced live and archived as VOD the moment they end. One platform, one workflow.
- — Multi-camera ingest
- — Instant VOD publish
- — Embeddable players
Resident-generated content
Let residents submit testimony, public comment, and community video through moderated, accessible upload paths — tied to the same record.
- — Moderated submissions
- — Accessibility checks
- — Linked to meetings
Archive & records
Keep every broadcast, hearing, and event searchable, captioned, and FOIA-ready — for the full statutory retention period.
- — Full-text search
- — FOIA-ready export
- — Retention policies
