TV Technology highlights WLS TV’s use of Streambox during severe winter conditions in the Chicago area. WLS reporters use Streambox equipment to broadcast their commute live on air throughout the day. They are also able to send high quality video from around the city using Streambox and 3G/4G cellular modems. Extreme winter storms is a perfect example of how broadcasters can take advantage of Streambox and low bandwidth data networks to bring viewers video when satellite trucks cannot.
Writer George Winslow highlights wireless 4G solutions such as Streambox as a means for broadcasters to reduce cost and add convenience for breaking news.
Streambox® today announced that its StreamboxME (Mobile Encoder) smartphone streaming application is now available for the iPhone® 4, as well as iPhone 3GS phones that have been upgraded to the iOS 4 operating system. With StreamboxME, iPhone users are able to stream high-quality video over the AT&T 3G network via the Streambox Live™ broadband video contribution service, where the video may be accessed by broadcasters, news organizations, government agencies, and enterprises. StreamboxME for iPhone 4 includes several new features recently added to Streambox Live, which offers a groundbreaking approach to field newsgathering and video capture.
At IBC2010, Streambox® will unveil StreamboxME (Mobile Encoder) for Android™, a new version of the company’s smartphone video-encoding application that supports Android-based mobile devices. StreamboxME offers a groundbreaking approach to field newsgathering and video capture that enables Android phone users to upload high-quality video over 3G mobile networks to the Streambox Live™ broadband video contribution service, where it may be accessed by broadcasters, news organizations, government agencies, and enterprises.
Streambox® today announced that Hearst Television, one of the largest station groups in the U.S., has adopted the Streambox Live™ broadband video contribution service for all of its 29 television stations. With Streambox Live, local news teams have a highly flexible and cost-effective alternative for field newsgathering that enables them to stream live or file-based video over low-bandwidth IP networks.
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