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Live Studio uses role-based permissions to determine who can access Studio view and what they can do during a session.

Everyone opens the session using the same link. Live Studio recognizes each person’s role and automatically directs them to Studio view or Attendee view.

Available access and controls also depend on the session type:

• Virtual studio broadcast – Uses the full Kaltura Room experience for sessions with one or more speakers.
• External broadcast – Uses a simplified Studio experience for monitoring and managing a stream supplied by an external RTMP encoder.

Assign and manage roles

Roles are assigned and managed from the session’s edit page. You can access the session’s edit media page from My Media or directly from the session page.

Access the edit page from My Media

In My Media, locate the Live Studio entry, click the three dots to the right and select Edit from the menu options.

Access the edit page from the session page

1. Open the Live Studio session.

Make sure you’re in Attendee view. If you’re in Studio view, use the blue button at the top of the page to switch views.



2. Click the three dots at the lower right of the screen and select Edit from the menu options.



The edit media page displays with the Details tab selected by default. 

Assign roles

1. On the edit page, click the Roles & Permissions tab.



The Roles & Permissions page displays.



2. Add collaborators, Room moderators, Chat moderators, and speakers as needed.

Room moderator and Chat moderator are separate roles. Assign both roles to users who need to manage the session as well as moderate chat and Q&A.

Compare roles and permissions

The following table shows the permissions provided directly by each role. Users assigned more than one role receive the combined permissions of those roles.

Role	Enter Studio view	Manage broadcast or session	Moderate chat and Q&A	Edit session settings	Notes
Owner	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	External broadcast sessions open in the simplified Studio view.
Co-editor	Yes	Yes	Only if also assigned Chat moderator	Yes	External broadcast sessions open in the simplified Studio view.
Admin	Yes	Yes	Based on admin permissions	Yes	Access may depend on the admin role and site configuration.
Room moderator	Yes	Virtual: Manage the session. External: Preview or monitor the stream.	Only if also assigned Chat moderator	No	Only one moderator can be in Studio view during an External broadcast session.
Speaker	Virtual studio broadcast only	No	No	No	External broadcasts don’t have an in-studio Speaker role.
Chat moderator	Only if also assigned Room moderator	No	Yes	No	The Chat moderator role alone doesn’t provide Studio or room controls.
Co-publisher / Co-viewer	No	No	No	No	Joins through Attendee view.
Attendee	No	No	No	No	Watches and participates through Attendee view.