A Cya Live Update You Won’t Want to Miss

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Are you ready for a Cya Live update you won’t want to miss? If you’ve been binging Netflix’s All of Us are Dead, along with the rest of the world, then this article is not one that you’ll want to miss. Grab your friends and family and get ready to host online movie parties like never before. Be it Netflix, YouTube, or your own film creations, stay updated on the latest show releases with friends and make sure that nobody gets left out on the fun with our latest update.

The long-awaited day has arrived, and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Cya is proud to announce the official launch of our new Netflix plug-in, available to all registered Cya Live users. Download, invite, click play, and enjoy– yes, it’s really that easy. To make things more interesting, Cya Live allows users to interact via video, audio, and text chat, all while watching content together!

Play, Pause Rewind in Sync

Enjoy the latest binge-worthy series and shows with friends in our virtual movie theater. Need to pause for a snack break? Want some time to discuss that crazy cliffhanger scene? Synchronized 4K resolution playback is available for all guests from anywhere and everywhere in the world. You’re in control!

Thanks to Cya’s industry-leading technology, hosts can easily create seamless, lag-free, real-time events for all users. Our services are available on the web with Google Chrome.

Plan ahead & sell tickets for events

Take it up a notch by creating planned, ticketed events that closely mimic the real-life movie-going experience. (Whether or not you choose to charge for your events is entirely up to you!) Send out e-vites, create event themes, provide email updates, and let others in on the fun by switching to public mode. This will allow your event to appear on our Cya Live app and homepage.

Moderate your event or have others moderate for you

We take privacy and security seriously, so rest assured that our moderator capabilities will allow hosts and organizers to be in complete control of all things safety–be it carefully screening those entering the room or moderating the text channel. Hosts also have the option of disabling and enabling the text channel anytime throughout their event. Moderators are also able to screen and interview users who request to join the stage privately prior to allowing them to appear publicly in front of others. In addition to being great for privacy and security reasons, screening users ahead of time allows hosts and moderators to catch technical difficulties pertaining to microphone and camera settings in advance.

Hosting a larger event? Cya Live allows hosts and event organizers to co-host events and assign multiple moderators. Did we mention that you can co-host events from anywhere in the world? The remote production options are truly endless.

Fun games included

Intermission, anyone? Take a break from your movie marathon and invite your guests to a game of Sketcharoo available exclusively on Cya Live. Sketcharoo is an in-house developed draw and guess-inspired game that is suitable for all audiences. Don’t worry–your movie will be there waiting for you while you and your guests embark on your mini-game tournament.

With Cya Live, rest assured that your movie-watching experience will be smooth as can be. Our easy-to-use platform is suitable for all ages 12 and up. As child-friendly content will be available soon, all users under the age of 12 will require parental supervision while accessing our platform– family movie night, anyone?

Currently Trending on Netflix

Having trouble finding the perfect marathon-worthy show for you and your guests? Check out what’s currently trending on Netflix right now:

1) All of Us are Dead – Gory, Horror

“A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out– or turn into one of the rabid infected.”

2) Our Beloved Summer – Romance, Comedy

“Years after filming a viral documentary in high school, two bickering ex-lovers get pulled back in front of the camera– and into each other’s lives.”

3) Too Hot to Handle – Reality TV, Competition Reality

“On the shores of paradise, gorgeous singles meet and mingle. But there’s a twist. To win an enticing grand prize, they’ll have to give up sex.”

4) Seinfeld – Sitcom, Comedy

EP 1: “A woman Jerry met in Michigan flies into New York and asks to stay with him, but he’s unsure if it’s intended to be a romantic situation.”

5) Ozark – Drama, Crime

“A financial advisor drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.”

Ready to create your own Cya Live movie party? Click here to get started!

 

Has the Movie Theatre Experience Succumbed to Virtual Screenings?

Watch Movies Together

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 global pandemic, it’s fair to say that the world has seen numerous shifts in the technological sector—revolutionized technology has since facilitated corresponding changes in patterns in human culture and human interaction. The movie theatre industry exists as just one trend that has been silently boiling down for the past decade, only speeding up and brought to light due to the restrictions brought on by the pandemic.

According to Forbes, “The $2.2 billion in box office receipts in 2020 marked a 40-year low in domestic box office.” MPAA trends dating back from 2002 onwards reveal a steady decline in annual ticket sales, with 2020 marking a drop of over 80% since 2019. The Numbers additionally reveals that 2020 marks an all-time high in movie ticket pricing, averaging at $9.16 compared to $7.93 in 2011, and $5.66 in 2001. The item to note here is that global movie consumption itself hasn’t gone down— rather, the content source has since migrated. AnnualTicketSales_CyaLiveVirtualPlatform While much of this decline can be attributed to price point and the cost of home-viewing versus the theatre experience, content consumption has arguably changed from a group experience into a solo experience with the development of new video streaming platforms and cultural changes. “Bingeing” new shows and movie marathons from the comfort of one’s home has become the new standardized form of entertainment consumption. But does it have to be? Can we bring back the good old communal movie-watching experience and do so from the comfort of our homes? Absolutely.

As film watching has become a solo experience, Cya Live’s mission is to make content consumption a shared experience once again—but this time, even better. A live events platform that delivers high, 4K production value for virtual and hybrid events, Cya Live has redesigned the content consumption experience to allow audiences to interact with live content, other users, and even stars through video or text chat—all in complete synchronicity. In recognizing the decline in movie theatre popularity even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we developed our industry-leading technology for the sole purpose of unifying people through a combined love for movies. By combining both the bests of the at-home and in-theatre experiences into a single platform, Cya Live has transformed the movie-watching experience for its users. Don’t believe us? See for yourself.