Case Study: TED Conferences achieves high-quality remote talk recording with Riverside.FM

How TED uses Riverside.fm to record TED Talks remotely

TED Conferences, the nonprofit behind TED Talks, needed a way to continue recording high-quality presentations during 2020 when in-person events were limited. Speakers were often in remote locations, not always tech-savvy, and had to record from home with only a webcam, making reliable audio and 1080p video capture a major challenge. TED used Riverside.FM’s remote recording platform to address this need.

With Riverside.FM, TED could record locally so internet quality did not affect the final output, enabling consistent high-quality audio and video even with unstable WiFi. The platform’s one-click joining, producer mode, and shared production workspace also simplified collaboration, sound checks, and file sharing across TED’s production and editorial teams. The result was a smoother remote production workflow, faster access to footage, and professional-quality recordings from speakers’ homes.

TED Conferences

Jamie Bentien

Senior Producer