Channel NewsAsia broadcasts live LiveU video uplink

Louise Duffy ©RapidTVNews | 14-06-2011

MediaCorp, Singapore's only terrestrial broadcaster, has used LiveU's LU60 system to transmit live video coverage of the General Election on its regional station Channel NewsAsia.

LiveU produces portable video-over-cellular backpack solutions, which offer a mobile and cost-effective alternative to using satellite trucks. MediaCorp used the LU60 system to complement its coverage of the General Election, which attracted over 2.42 million viewers in Singapore.

Norraine Yusof, vice-president of production services at Channel NewsAsia, said: “The LiveU system was a good add-on to our coverage of the General Election. With so much activity on the ground during the hustings and on Polling Day, it was an effective device that provided a lot of flexibility and enabled us to broadcast videos live and on the move”.

Samuel Wasserman, LiveU’s CEO, said, “MediaCorp represents another important Tier 1 broadcasting customer for LiveU. We’re delighted that we could help supplement MediaCorp’s election coverage and meet their requirement for fast, high quality news coverage. Asia-Pacific is proving to be a fast-growing market for LiveU with cellular-based video technology becoming increasingly relevant for 24/7 news gathering services.”

LiveU is presenting its enhanced product range in booth 4B3-01 at the Broadcast Asia show on 21-24 June at Suntec, Singapore.

MediaCorp Singapore TV broadcacster LiveU LU60 Singapore General Election Norraine Yusof Samuel Wasserman Broadcast Asia

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