{"id":2153924,"date":"2025-11-13T12:20:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2153924"},"modified":"2025-11-13T12:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:20:23","slug":"bravocon-2025-why-bravo-added-live-streaming-and-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bravocon-2025-why-bravo-added-live-streaming-and-how-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"BravoCon 2025: Why Bravo added live streaming and how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fans of the universe of reality series and stars from the Bravo network are loyal and fierce. BravoCon, a three-day celebration of all things Bravo, is like the Super Bowl or the Olympics to them, according to Andy Cohen, the creative force behind the network. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s hyperbole, especially for a Bravo fan, to say that,\u201d Cohen said.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why he and leaders at Bravo and its parent company, NBCUniversal, were motivated to bring this year\u2019s BravoCon, running Friday through Sunday at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, to fans who can\u2019t make the trek to Sin City. <\/p>\n

Peacock will be delivering its most robust coverage of the event yet, offering live access to buzzy main-stage panels and next-day, on-demand streaming for several other events from the weekend. Highlights include five \u201cBravoCon Live With Andy Cohen\u201d shows, panels with the casts of hit series like \u201cThe Traitors\u201d and \u201cBelow Deck<\/a>,\u201d and sneak peeks at the upcoming seasons of some beloved Bravo favorites, including \u201cVanderpump Rules<\/a>,\u201d which returns Dec. 2 with a new cast of \u201cSUR-vers.\u201d <\/p>\n

BravoCon is returning after organizers opted to skip a Vegas convention in 2024, hosting more intimate gatherings in New York and Los Angeles instead. But even with a year\u2019s break, the event\u2019s popularity hasn\u2019t waned: General admission wristbands for the weekend, which run at about $675, are sold out, and only one-day passes, which cost $300, remain. Add-on experiences like the glamorous awards show, the Bravos, and live tapings start at $220. That cost, plus travel and accommodations, make the event inaccessible for many fans. That\u2019s something Cohen wanted to change.<\/p>\n

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Cohen will participate in two \u201cAsk Andy\u201d sessions this year, in which fans can pose their burning questions to the host and \u201cReal Housewives\u201d executive producer. <\/p>\n

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\u201cBravo is a place for everybody,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you couldn\u2019t get tickets to BravoCon, you can be there on Peacock, and you\u2019ll be hyper-served on Peacock. [We] don\u2019t want to feel like this whole event is behind a massive paywall. It\u2019s kind of democratizing the event. I just think that\u2019s really important, that it be as inclusive as possible, and the tent be as big as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Viewers can stream the panels held on the Bravoverse Live Stage in real time, and they will have the chance to revisit panels on-demand, while every panel held on the Gold and Glam stages will be available on Peacock the next day at 9 a.m. PT. (Some events will also air on Bravo; a full schedule<\/a> is on the BravoCon site.) Select panels from the 2023 convention are also available to stream on the platform.<\/p>\n

Frances Berwick, the chairman of Bravo and Peacock Unscripted, emphasized the goal of making the event inclusive of all Bravo fans, and she said she looks forward to \u201cinviting new and different viewers\u201d into the Bravo world with the accessibility streaming provides. Still, the core team behind the event wanted to ensure they maintain the quality and worth for those who are heading to Vegas.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to undercut the value for ticket payers, but there is so much more to actually being there \u2014 from the point of view of seeing people, getting up close to the talent, meet and greets, photo ops, the Bravo Bazaar \u2014 that it\u2019s a really different experience,\u201d she said. \u201cWe realized that should not be a consideration in terms of holding back any of the panels [from streaming access].\u201d<\/p>\n

Berwick is credited with helping to build Bravo into the powerhouse it is today, and she was instrumental in the launch of BravoCon in 2019. She and Cohen, speaking with The Times on separate calls, said they started small with the first BravoCon, which was held in New York. This year, Cohen said they expect 30,000 fans to descend on Las Vegas for the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere really aren\u2019t too many entertainment brands that I think you could expect this type of audience to be galvanized around, and it just speaks to the loyalty and the passion of the fan base that we can do it,\u201d Berwick said. <\/p>\n

The spirit of the weekend is overwhelmingly positive, according to Berwick and Cohen, with in-person attendees traveling with friends or making friends at the event. Cohen says it\u2019s \u201clike a destination wedding where everyone loves the bride and groom.\u201d He and those behind BravoCon are hoping at-home viewers still get a taste of that energy, especially since they\u2019re able to participate in the conversation about all the newsy panels and events as they unfold in real time. <\/p>\n

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More than 150 \u201cBravolebrities\u201d are participating in this year\u2019s panels and events at BravoCon. <\/p>\n

(Nicole Weingart \/ Bravo)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

The mechanics behind making BravoCon available for both live and on-demand streaming has been in the works for five years now, since Peacock launched, said Matt Strauss, the chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had always built a platform that was engineered to be able to support live because we really wanted to tap into the pulse of what we thought was possible with streaming,\u201d Strauss said. \u201cWe have built a platform that\u2019s been engineered at scale, and it\u2019s been tested.\u201d<\/p>\n

Live access was crucial because of a lesson the Peacock team learned about viewers when the most recent season of \u201cLove Island USA\u201d<\/a> dominated the platform and pop culture at large this summer: \u201cFOMO. People did not want to miss out on the social aspects,\u201d Strauss said. He and his team have created \u201ca whole user experience\u201d within Peacock specifically for BravoCon, with easy access to what\u2019s happening live and personalized playlists based on users\u2019 interests. <\/p>\n

And fans shouldn\u2019t fret about experiencing hiccups with the live content, Strauss said. \u201cOur job is to deliver a world-class experience that just works,\u201d he said, noting that they have been preparing for the event for months. <\/p>\n

Cohen said he is eager to expand the experience this year, and feels the excitement about BravoCon is a \u201cgreat source of pride.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a testament to the power of this brand,\u201d he said, \u201cone of the few brands in television that can dominate the kind of water cooler, pop culture conversation, still in 2025 where it\u2019s so hard to break through.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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