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Live news and events

Immerse your audience in the live video experience

Today’s consumers expect real-time stories as they happen

The immediacy of live video is captivating global audiences. Access our extensive live coverage of breaking and scheduled news, sports news and news conferences, red carpet arrivals, cultural and religious festivals, technology shows, product launches and more.

21,500+ hours

of AP live video in 2023
7 channels

of multicamera coverage
1000+ live events

per month

About AP Live

AP was the first news agency to launch a live news service in 2003, and remains the primary source of live video to broadcasters and digital publishers.

Innovation

We continue to invest in our award-winning live offering — upgrading our live video delivery solutions to meet customer requirements, furnishing global editorial staff with the latest newsgathering technology, and expanding our coverage across seven channels to satisfy the increased demand for live video.

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Breadth of coverage

Our live video covers both breaking and scheduled news, as well as planned live events — with coverage of cultural and religious festivals, technology product launches and stories from the world of business and economics.

Unique global reach

AP’s unique global reach of nearly 250 locations gives your audiences unrivaled access to live news stories and events from all corners of the globe. Available on seven channels, we offer multicamera live coverage of top events, and simultaneous live feeds on the biggest stories.

Working with AP Live

You’re in control

Select and book your preferred events in advance or join live events as they are happening.
Easy to use

Online bookings, quick delivery, interactive message boards and 24/7 support ensure ease of use.
Plan ahead

Our online editorial events calendar allows you to forward plan.
Replay on-demand

Replay complete live feeds up to seven days after the original broadcast.
Multiple devices

We provide live video for multiple devices and platforms – TV, online, mobile, tablet and more.
Complete coverage

We ensure our live coverage is guaranteed and uninterrupted.

Replay any recent live event, anytime

You can now replay any recent live video feed to access extensive coverage of breaking and scheduled news from around the world, whenever you want. Find out more about our live video services by completing the form below.

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Heralded by David W. Griffith as the motion picture " find" of the year and a potential cinema star, A. Barton Hepburn, 24-year-old son of a prominent New York banker is given a screen test on May 19, 1927. Griffith, left, discovered Hepburn at the Little Theatre Playhouse in New York. Hepburn, at right, is unmarried and to be the heir of a $20,000,000 fortune. (AP Photo)

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Tracy Herrmann has one of her tattoos removed by Chroma Tattoo Studio Laser Tattoo Removal owner Jaime Howard on Nov. 19, 2025, in West Bloomfield, Mich. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)

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Colin Farrell’s had it done — many times. So have Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox. Heck, even Bart Simpson did. Whether it’s Marilyn Monroe’s face, Billy Bob Thornton’s name, a sultry rose or even Bart’s partially inscribed homage to his mother, some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or many others. But the […]

DEC. 8, 2025

Tour guide Ines, in the foreground, listens to comments by visitors about the mural by artist Ligia Fernandes, inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero Hunger, in the background, at the housing project Zambujal in Amadora, on the outskirts of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Murals at a housing project in Portugal highlight UN goals and build local pride

One mural, “No Poverty,” shows a Black woman tenderly braiding the hair of a white woman — a snapshot of family bonds that grew out of difficult times. Another, called “No Hunger,” depicts a local woman showing children her vegetable garden so they know where their food comes from. They are among a collection of […]

DEC. 8, 2025

This combination of photos shows an Elf on the Shelf doll in various locations at the home of Antonia Katsanos in Totowa, N.J. in December 2020-2021. (Antonia Katsanos via AP)

Parents under pressure offer creative tips for moving Santa’s spy Elf on the Shelf

A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family’s Elf on the Shelf for his three kids to find the next morning. He decided to make it look like the doll, named Elfie, had painted on their kitchen wall. Neesley used Tootsie Rolls to build an elf-size […]

DEC. 4, 2025

A license plate reader stands along the side of a road, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Stockdale, Texas. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

AP pulls back curtain on Border Patrol surveillance system that’s monitoring millions of American drivers

Months of meticulous reporting allowed the AP to exclusively reveal that U.S. Border Patrol is conducting a secretive surveillance program that monitors millions of American drivers nationwide. The program is designed to flag individuals whose travel patterns the agency finds suspicious — often far from the U.S. border. Investigative reporters Byron Tau and Garance Burke […]

DEC. 1, 2025

People visit Herrnhuter Sterne GmbH manufacturing, a Christmas stars manufacturing company in Herrnhut, Germany, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Moravian stars light up Germany’s Christmas season

Bright Christmas stars have long been a familiar sight across Germany during the darkest days of the year, but none is more famous — and lately as popular — as the Moravian stars from the eastern village of Herrnhut near the Polish and Czech borders. They come in different sizes and shine in varying colors. They decorate church steeples […]

NOV. 26, 2025

Ellie Laks carries a turkey at The Gentle Barn, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Christiana, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

At The Gentle Barn, turkeys are for snuggling, not stuffing at Thanksgiving

At the start of a busy holiday week filled with hours of travel, Jordan Gullotta went to a place that has given her comfort and a sense of peace. At The Gentle Barn, an animal rescue organization in Tennessee that offers animal-based therapy, she can brush a friendly cow or give scratches and kisses to fluffy white […]

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Live news and events

Today’s consumers expect real-time stories as they happen

About AP Live

Innovation

Breadth of coverage

Unique global reach

Working with AP Live

More content. More variety. More control.

Replay any recent live event, anytime

Explore our related content and services

AP 360

Photos

Archive

Recent stories about AP video

If you want that tattoo erased it’s going to hurt and it’s going to cost you

Murals at a housing project in Portugal highlight UN goals and build local pride

Parents under pressure offer creative tips for moving Santa’s spy Elf on the Shelf

AP pulls back curtain on Border Patrol surveillance system that’s monitoring millions of American drivers

Moravian stars light up Germany’s Christmas season

At The Gentle Barn, turkeys are for snuggling, not stuffing at Thanksgiving

Get in touch

Live news and events

Today’s consumers expect real-time stories as they happen

About AP Live

Innovation

Breadth of coverage

Unique global reach

Working with AP Live

More content. More variety. More control.

Replay any recent live event, anytime

Explore our related content and services

AP 360

Photos

Archive

Recent stories about AP video

If you want that tattoo erased it’s going to hurt and it’s going to cost you

Murals at a housing project in Portugal highlight UN goals and build local pride

Parents under pressure offer creative tips for moving Santa’s spy Elf on the Shelf

AP pulls back curtain on Border Patrol surveillance system that’s monitoring millions of American drivers

Moravian stars light up Germany’s Christmas season

At The Gentle Barn, turkeys are for snuggling, not stuffing at Thanksgiving

Get in touch

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