Software profile
MCN Media
A Northern Ireland service for livestreaming churches, cathedrals and funeral homes. It offers live viewing, recordings and optional password protection.
30-second answer
What to know before you open the full record
- What it is
- A Northern Ireland service for livestreaming churches, cathedrals and funeral homes. It offers live viewing, recordings and optional password protection.
- Contexts worth testing
- Churches or cathedrals needing a managed live-service stream, Parishes that need public or password-protected viewing, Churches wanting a specialist provider across the UK and Ireland
- Relevant UK checks
- UK-specific evidence · UK registered
- Shortlist when
- Churches and cathedrals seeking a specialist managed streaming service
- Check first
- Obtain a written proposal covering the exact camera setup, viewer access, storage, deletion, emergency support, licensing responsibilities and data-processing terms, then test a real service
- Evidence date
- Sources checked 25 July 2026
This is an evidence-led starting point, not a ranking or hands-on verdict. Supplier sources establish what they publish; your church should test material workflows and resolve the questions below.
Five-minute assessment
Assess the likely fit and trade-offs
Directory assessment
MCN Media is a managed livestreaming provider rather than a general church database or sermon-management system. Its church and cathedral focus, optional password protection and published guidance make it relevant to UK parishes, especially where a managed setup is preferable to operating a self-service platform. The public material does not establish pricing, contract, hosting or data-processing detail, so those matters should determine whether it is suitable for a particular service.
Decision framing
Shortlist when, then check first
- Shortlist when
- Providing a reliable managed livestream for services while controlling who can view recordings
- Test in a real workflow
- A Northern Ireland-operated church and cathedral streaming specialist with optional password protection and published privacy-aware guidance
- Settle before buying
- Obtain a written proposal covering the exact camera setup, viewer access, storage, deletion, emergency support, licensing responsibilities and data-processing terms, then test a real service
Best suited to
- Churches and cathedrals seeking a specialist managed streaming service
- Parishes that need optional restricted viewer access
- Teams that want a supplier-led livestream setup and ongoing support
Evidence-backed strengths
- Named Northern Ireland operating company
- Church and cathedral workflow is explicit
- Optional password protection and recording management are documented
- Supplier advertises seven-day support and social-platform streaming
Limitations and questions
- No current public church price was located
- The product is livestreaming-focused, not a full sermon-hosting or church-management platform
- Churches remain responsible for their own lawful notices, consent decisions and service-recording policy
- Hosting, sub-processors, exact retention controls, export and contract terms require written supplier evidence
What the supplier publishes
- Church and cathedral livestreaming
- Live schedule and viewer pages
- Optional password protection
- Unlimited recordings stated by supplier
- Streaming to Facebook and YouTube
- Roku TV viewing
- Supplier-described seven-day support
What does the supplier currently publish?
Pricing and trial
No current public church-service price was located in the reviewed official material. Request a written scope covering equipment, installation, event coverage, support, storage, viewer access, recording retention and all recurring charges.
| Tier or starting point | Published price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Church livestreaming service | Contact supplier | Supplier publishes service features but no current public church price in the reviewed pages. |
Full due diligence
Evidence, operations and source record
Use this full record to test practical details, retain source links and take specific gaps to the supplier.
Published operations and support details
- Data protection information
- MCN publishes church livestreaming guidance that discusses attendee visibility, password protection and recording retention. This is supplier guidance, not a substitute for the church’s own data-protection assessment. Obtain the current agreement, controller/processor roles, hosting and sub-processor information, retention settings, deletion workflow and international-transfer details before recording services or handling personal data.
- Integrations
- Facebook streaming, YouTube streaming, Roku TV viewing
- Import and export
- Supplier states that recordings can be deleted from its website or deletion can be requested by email, Confirm download, archive export, media ownership and deletion evidence before purchase
- Support
- Supplier advertises seven-day support, Published support email and Northern Ireland contact details, Confirm support hours, incident response, installation and live-event cover in the agreement
Sources reviewed
Sources support only the fields named beneath each link. Supplier material is not independent testing; external review material is included as a limited signal rather than a verdict.
- MCN Media home
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Church and cathedral scope, Livestreaming features, Support claim - MCN Media terms
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Operating entity, Service terms - MCN Media church livestreaming guidance
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Password protection, Recording retention guidance, Church filming considerations - MCN Media contact information
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Northern Ireland contact details, Support contact - Companies House: Service Stream Ltd
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: UK company registration, Company status
