diff --git a/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/demo.yaml b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/demo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4aba13d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/demo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+apiVersion: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2
+kind: HelmRelease
+metadata:
+  name: pre-api-cron-start-live-events
+  namespace: pre
+spec:
+  values:
+    global:
+      jobKind: CronJob
+    job:
+      suspend: true
+      disableActiveClusterCheck: true
+      schedule: "0 8 * * *"
+      image: sdshmctspublic.azurecr.io/pre/api:prod-9768b5c-20241211095526 # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:pre-api"}
+    environment:
+      AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: c68a4bed-4c3d-4956-af51-4ae164c1957c
+      PLATFORM_ENV_TAG: Demo
+      MEDIA_SERVICE: MediaKind
diff --git a/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/pre-api-cron-start-live-events.yaml b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/pre-api-cron-start-live-events.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4da8bf91d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/pre-api-cron-start-live-events.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+apiVersion: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2
+kind: HelmRelease
+metadata:
+  name: pre-api-cron-start-live-events
+  namespace: pre
+spec:
+  releaseName: pre-api-cron-start-live-events
+  values:
+    java:
+      enabled: false
+    job:
+      enabled: true
+      environment:
+        TASK_NAME: StartLiveEvents
+  chart:
+    spec:
+      chart: ./stable/pre-api
+      sourceRef:
+        kind: GitRepository
+        name: hmcts-charts
+        namespace: flux-system
+      interval: 1m
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/prod.yaml b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/prod.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e59dd885bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/prod.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+apiVersion: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2
+kind: HelmRelease
+metadata:
+  name: pre-api-cron-start-live-events
+  namespace: pre
+spec:
+  values:
+    global:
+      jobKind: CronJob
+    job:
+      suspend: true
+      disableActiveClusterCheck: true
+      schedule: "0 8 * * *"
+      image: sdshmctspublic.azurecr.io/pre/api:prod-9768b5c-20241211095526 # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:pre-api"}
+      environment:
+        MEDIA_SERVICE: MediaKind
diff --git a/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/stg.yaml b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/stg.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88e36f8d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/stg.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2
+kind: HelmRelease
+metadata:
+  name: pre-api-cron-start-live-events
+  namespace: pre
+spec:
+  values:
+    global:
+      jobKind: CronJob
+    job:
+      suspend: false
+      schedule: "0 8 * * *"
+      image: sdshmctspublic.azurecr.io/pre/api:prod-9768b5c-20241211095526 # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:pre-api"}
+      environment:
+        AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: 74dacd4f-a248-45bb-a2f0-af700dc4cf68
+        PLATFORM_ENV_TAG: Staging
+        MEDIA_SERVICE: MediaKind
diff --git a/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/test.yaml b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42c2757e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/pre/pre-api-cron-start-live-events/test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2
+kind: HelmRelease
+metadata:
+  name: pre-api-cron-start-live-events
+  namespace: pre
+spec:
+  values:
+    global:
+      jobKind: CronJob
+    job:
+      suspend: true
+      schedule: "0 8 * * *"
+      image: sdshmctspublic.azurecr.io/pre/api:prod-9768b5c-20241211095526 # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:pre-api"}
+      environment:
+        AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: 3eec5bde-7feb-4566-bfb6-805df6e10b90
+        PLATFORM_ENV_TAG: Test
+        MEDIA_SERVICE: MediaKind
diff --git a/apps/pre/prod/base/kustomization.yaml b/apps/pre/prod/base/kustomization.yaml
index b43e4d2f88..0f1a63aa3a 100644
--- a/apps/pre/prod/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/pre/prod/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ resources:
   - ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-live-events/pre-api-cron-cleanup-live-events.yaml
   - ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-streaming-locators/pre-api-cron-cleanup-streaming-locators.yaml
   - ../../pre-api-cron-close-pending-cases/pre-api-cron-close-pending-cases.yaml
+  - ../../pre-api-cron-start-live-events/pre-api-cron-start-live-events.yaml
   - ../../../base/slack-provider/prod
 namespace: pre
 patches:
@@ -14,4 +15,5 @@ patches:
   - path: ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-streaming-locators/prod.yaml
   - path: ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-live-events/prod.yaml
   - path: ../../pre-api-cron-close-pending-cases/prod.yaml
+  - path: ../../pre-api-cron-start-live-events/prod.yaml
   - path: ../../serviceaccount/prod.yaml
diff --git a/apps/pre/stg/base/kustomization.yaml b/apps/pre/stg/base/kustomization.yaml
index 1d8d564194..e721a58c1a 100644
--- a/apps/pre/stg/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/pre/stg/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ resources:
   - ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-live-events/pre-api-cron-cleanup-live-events.yaml
   - ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-streaming-locators/pre-api-cron-cleanup-streaming-locators.yaml
   - ../../pre-api-cron-close-pending-cases/pre-api-cron-close-pending-cases.yaml
+  - ../../pre-api-cron-start-live-events/pre-api-cron-start-live-events.yaml
   - ../../../rbac/nonprod-role.yaml
   - ../../../base/slack-provider/stg
 namespace: pre
@@ -15,4 +16,5 @@ patches:
   - path: ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-streaming-locators/stg.yaml
   - path: ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-live-events/stg.yaml
   - path: ../../pre-api-cron-close-pending-cases/stg.yaml
+  - path: ../../pre-api-cron-start-live-events/stg.yaml
   - path: ../../serviceaccount/stg.yaml
diff --git a/apps/pre/test/base/kustomization.yaml b/apps/pre/test/base/kustomization.yaml
index f5449ea7cc..e41f9ee51e 100644
--- a/apps/pre/test/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/pre/test/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ resources:
   - ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-live-events/pre-api-cron-cleanup-live-events.yaml
   - ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-streaming-locators/pre-api-cron-cleanup-streaming-locators.yaml
   - ../../pre-api-cron-close-pending-cases/pre-api-cron-close-pending-cases.yaml
+  - ../../pre-api-cron-start-live-events/pre-api-cron-start-live-events.yaml
   - ../../../rbac/nonprod-role.yaml
   - ../../../base/slack-provider/test
 namespace: pre
@@ -15,4 +16,5 @@ patches:
   - path: ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-streaming-locators/test.yaml
   - path: ../../pre-api-cron-cleanup-live-events/test.yaml
   - path: ../../pre-api-cron-close-pending-cases/test.yaml
+  - path: ../../pre-api-cron-start-live-events/test.yaml
   - path: ../../serviceaccount/test.yaml