How to Set Up a Buzz Alumni Channel

Contact the It's Buzzing team to provision your school's Alumni Channel. You'll need your school name, slug (e.g. 'uab-blazers'), official colors (hex codes), conference, and mascot.

Once provisioned, go to /admin/alumni to see your channel. Click it to open the dashboard. Update the logo, hero banner, and social share image from the channel detail page.

From your channel dashboard, toggle the features your school wants: Subscription (membership tiers), Sponsor Packages, NIL Shows, Fan Q&A, and Leaderboard. Each can be turned on independently.

Go to Admin → Alumni → [Your Channel] → Create Event. Enter the title, sport, opponent, scheduled start time, and access level (Public, Members, Supporter, Insider, or Digital Booster). Paste a stream URL if you have one — it becomes the first video source automatically. A BuzzDrop countdown is also created. After saving you land on the event detail page where you manage all video sources.

Each watch party supports multiple video sources. From the event detail page (/admin/alumni/[slug]/events/[id]), click 'Add Source' and choose the type: NFHS Network, YouTube, HLS Live Stream, Uploaded Replay, Facebook Live, Vimeo, Zoom, or External TV. Paste the URL — YouTube links are normalized to embed format automatically. NFHS always opens as an external link (never embedded or restreamed). Fans see a source-picker strip and can switch between sources without a page reload. Click counts are tracked per source.

Go to Admin → Alumni → [Your Channel] → Sponsors. Click 'Add Sponsor'. Fill in sponsor name, asset URL (logo/banner image), click-through URL, slot type (Banner shows in the top strip; Sidebar overlays the stream), priority, and whether it's tied to a specific watch party or all events.

Membership pricing is set in Stripe. Once your three Stripe price IDs are configured (Supporter $9/mo, Insider $19/mo, Digital Booster $49/mo), fans can join at /alumni/[slug]/join. Free membership is always available with no Stripe required.

Go to Admin → Alumni → [Your Channel] → Create Show. Add the athlete or host name, show title, description, schedule, and access level. Shows appear in the /alumni/[slug]/shows tab for fans to browse.

Fans submit video questions via the watch party page. Go to Admin → Alumni → [Your Channel] → Q&A Queue to review submissions. Move approved questions through stages: Approved → Green Room → Live → Completed.

Go to Admin → Alumni → [Your Channel] → Analytics to see fan points, engagement events, leaderboard standings, and sponsor impression/click data. Per-sponsor reports are available at Admin → Sponsor Report.

Your public channel lives at itsbuzzing.com/alumni/[slug]. Share the link, post the QR code on game day social, and link it from your athletic department website. Fans can join for free or choose a paid tier.