Live Blog
News as it happens — the live blogging platform for newsrooms
Founded
2010
Starting Price
€29
Category
Content Marketing
Last updated June 30, 2026
About Live Blog
Live Blog is a dedicated live blogging platform from Sourcefabric, built for news organisations and publishers to cover breaking news, sports, and events in real time. It lets editorial teams curate posts, embed content from 400+ social and media providers, engage readers with comments, and publish SEO-optimised live coverage natively on their own websites.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Purpose-built for live, breaking-news coverage rather than a general CMS bolt-on
- Native Server Side Includes display avoids iframes and improves SEO of live pages
- Compatible with 400+ social and media content providers for rich embeds
- Source-accessible code stack allows extension and self-hosting without lock-in
- Flexible pay-per-event Go plan for one-off conferences, sports, and launches
Key Features
Real-Time Curation
Compose and publish live updates instantly, with compatibility for 400+ content providers to embed tweets, videos, and image galleries
Reporter Apps
Mobile apps let reporters in the field push text, photos, and video straight into the live blog from the scene
SEO-Optimised Native Display
Display live blogs as native content via Server Side Includes rather than iframes, boosting the SEO potential of coverage pages
Reader Engagement
Receive, moderate, and share user comments to drive audience interaction with live coverage
Content Syndication
Syndicate live content to and from other news outlets to expand reach and create new revenue streams
Analytics Integration
Add Google Analytics tracking in seconds to monitor how readers respond to live posts
Ad Monetisation
Built-in ad integration works with popular advertising platforms and supports direct ad-sales commitments
Pricing
Go
€29/event
- 1 domain
- 1 live blog
- 3 days of live publishing
- Up to 100,000 pageviews
- 1 default theme
Best For
Breaking News Coverage
Newsrooms run rolling live blogs to cover developing stories with real-time updates and embedded sources
Sports & Match Reporting
Reporters use the mobile apps to push live commentary, photos, and video during games and tournaments
Live Event Coverage
Publishers cover conferences, product launches, and festivals using the pay-per-event Go plan with no subscription
Audience Growth & Monetisation
Media outlets grow organic reach via SEO-optimised live pages and monetise coverage with integrated ads and syndication
