Find out how CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson has regularly turned to alternative technologies like Streambox Live to get around government attempts to prevent reporters from covering the Arab Spring in George Winslow’s article for Broadcasting and Cable. Read an excerpt from the article below:
Last week following Steve Jobs’ passing, Fox News reporter Greg Palkot demonstrated how to use Streambox Live on an iPhone 4 to broadcast live video from outside the Apple store in London. Click below to see two different video clips of the live broadcast: http://bit.ly/q7UpJN http://bit.ly/n9vQ8b
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CTV used Streambox Live on an iPad 2 to stream live from the scene of a tragic accident on HWY400 in Toronto, Cananda. No trucks were allowed to drive North on the highway, but a CTV cameraman was nearby with the StreamboxME App installed on his iPad 2. He set up the iPad 2 and Vericorder XLR adapter cable and was able to do inteviews on-site with the Provincial Police to broadcast to CP24′s show.
The new version of Streambox Live featuring an increased bit rate to 750 Kilobytes per second (kbps) – is now available. This Streambox Live update also includes an updated resolution to ½ D1, and added IFB communication. StreamboxME, the free iPhone/Android mobile encoding app is now able to stream and record video at 750kbps with [...]
Streambox Live Pro Encoder will make its debut at IBC 2011; this enhanced version of Streambox Live will give users the ability to take advantage of uncapped bandwidth, full D1 resolution, and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC). With emerging 4G cellular networks, Streambox Live Pro Encoder will utilize more available bandwidth on cellular networks to send professional quality video. Streambox Live Pro enables broadcasters to enhance breaking news stories with ad hoc broadcasting content supplied by a variety of contributors including video journalists and stringers. At the front end, the cornerstone of this scalable software-based solution is the Streambox Live Pro Encoder, which will be made available for download on laptops and desktops to contributors affiliated with broadcast groups and local television stations. Streambox Live Pro is a scalable service that allows broadcasters to capture video from their town, country, or anywhere around the world.
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