Microsoft is activating two new service plans, Microsoft eCDN and Teams Events, across all Enterprise licenses, as announced in January. Neither is included in Microsoft 365 Business licenses.
Users with a Microsoft 365 Business or Enterprise license can now schedule Town Hall events in Teams with up to 3’000 interactive or 10’000 view-only attendees. The eCDN enhancement is still pending.
Microsoft has published the new Teams Events capacity packs and the updated Teams Shared Space license, to replace the previous Teams Premium capabilities.
Microsoft is rolling out the updated Teams Meet app with a unified Events experience, bringing webinars, town halls, and custom events into a single workflow for easier creation, discovery, and management.
Attendees in Teams Town hall events can now raise their hands to request to speak, making live events more interactive.
Microsoft Teams now supports real-time polls in Town hall events for organizers with a Teams Premium license. The Polls app is the first Premium app for Town halls, allowing organizers to collect instant feedback and boost audience engagement during live events.
Teams has introduced a new policy setting that separates access control for town halls from webinars, giving admins more flexibility.
Microsoft Teams is set to introduce dial-in options for Town halls and Webinars, allowing organizers and presenters to join using PSTN codes.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature for town halls, webinars, and meetings. The feature allows organizers to respond to questions as “Organizer” instead of their real names.
Teams is introducing new transcription and recording policies for Town halls and Webinars, allowing more control over transcription and recording settings.
Teams is introducing a new feature for Town halls and Webinars that allows organizers to assign presenters as moderators for the Q&A session.
Microsoft Teams now supports embedding town hall events in sites managed by users, with features like Q&A and reactions.
Town Halls in Teams will soon support real-time live translated captions in six languages, even without a Teams Premium license.