Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
28/05/2014

LiveU Boosts Indian Election Report

News Image
LiveU has announced that hundreds of its units have been deployed by Indian broadcasters and online media to boost live reporting of the country's General Elections. LiveU units have been used by broadcasters such as ANI, Network 18, Times Now, Aajtak, ETV Network, News Wire Services, GTPL, Bansal News, TV9, Jaya TV, Sun TV, Zee Network and others.

Increased numbers of LiveU units have been provided to customers around India on a long-term and short-term basis. Onsite service and support is being provided nationwide by Lamhas Satellite Services Ltd., LiveU’s local partner in India.
Piyush Gupta, Operations Director and CTO - Broadcast, Network 18, said: "We needed to increase our coverage capabilities during the Elections. LiveU, our preferred vendor since the emergence of cellular bonding, responded immediately with the fast delivery of equipment. Supported by the local Lamhas team, we’ve been able to transmit live coverage of the campaign around the country with ad hoc interviews and press conferences. Both LiveU and Lamhas have proved to be trusted partners at this critical time."
Rajat Nigam, Sr. VP & Head Technology, Times TV Network, said: "The General Elections in India were a massive event challenging every aspect of news channel infrastructure. Being the leader in the news genre, we were expected to put out programming with a high benchmark standard targeting viewers across the length and breadth of the vast country. Newsgathering, which has become the core to any news channel, was a focus area and herein LiveU units proved to be of great value. It allowed faster movement between locations, quick deployment time and flexibility to provide live feeds at varied Telco strength locations. We were clearly ahead of other channels because of the effective and efficient field units."
Ajay Jain, CEO of Lamhas, LiveU’s partner in India, said: "LiveU, which has captured over 80 percent of the Indian market, is synonymous with cellular uplink. The elections have increased LiveU deployment even further and we’re proud to be facilitating increased news coverage together at this important time in India’s history. With operators starting to roll-out LTE networks around India, LiveU’s LU500 is gathering traction across our extensive customer-base."
Samuel Wasserman, LiveU’s CEO, said: "Following the ongoing success of LU70 in recent years covering major events in India, we’re proud that India is one of the first countries to adopt the LU500 backpack. Combining mobility and flexibility together with the highest video performance, LU500 has proven to offer an ideal tool for live newsgathering across a vast, diverse territory. The elections are a great example of LiveU technology in action on a large scale."

www.liveu.tv

(IT)
VMI.TV Ltd

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

03/05/2018
Asian News International To Upgrade Its Entire LiveU Fleet
Asian News International (ANI) is set to upgrade its entire LiveU news-gathering fleet with LiveU's LU600 HEVC units. The project has been overseen by
31/05/2016
Thanthi TV Expands Deployment Of LiveU Technology
LiveU has announced that Thanthi TV, a 24-hour Tamil news television channel based in Chennai, India, is to increase its LiveU deployment to support i
16/05/2014
LiveU Deploys 200 Units For FIFA World Cup
LiveU has revealed that more than 200 units are to be deployed in the 12 host cities across Brazil by media companies from over 30 countries, during t
27/04/2016
LiveU BroadcastAsia2016 Preview
Ahead of BroadcastAsia2016 LiveU has announced a number of previews, including its full range of live video acquisition, management and distribution s
09/09/2013
LiveU Introduce Pro-Grade Lightweight LU500 Solution
LiveU, the leader in portable live video-over-cellular solutions, today introduced its LU500 professional-grade uplink solution in a small lightweight
08/04/2015
LiveU Unveils MultiPoint IP Video Distribution Service
LiveU has unveiled its second-generation internal and cross-organisational IP video distribution service, LiveU MultiPoint. The cloud-based MultiPoint
20/07/2021
Carlyle Agrees Deal To Acquire LiveU
Global investment firm Carlyle has acquired LiveU in an effort to support the company's growth ambitions. The specialist in live video streaming and r
05/11/2020
LiveU Plays Pivotal Role In Live Coverage Of US Presidential Election
LiveU has played a pivotal role in the live coverage of the US Presidential Election. With a mix of LiveU portable transmission solutions, including i
04/02/2016
NAB Debut For LiveU Product
LiveU has revealed it will feature an exclusive live studio at this year's NAB show, in collaboration with TWiT.tv, NewTek and Panasonic. The studio o
12/05/2016
LiveU Solo Helps Huffington Post Live Stream HD Content
LiveU has created a new 'plug and play' live streaming bonding solution that connects automatically to Facebook, enabling broadcasters and content cre
22/04/2015
Sky News Teams Up With LiveU For General Election
Sky News has partnered with LiveU as a technology partner for the UK general election, to be held on 7 May. The deal has been overseen by LiveU's UK p
29/01/2020
LiveU To Demonstrate IP Technology At NAB 2020
LiveU is to demonstrate the latest IP technology poised to change the rules of the game for broadcasters, sports producers, and content creators at NA
23/06/2014
Over 80 Broadcasters Use LiveU Technology
LiveU has announced that more than 80 broadcasters from around the world have already used its technology during the first week of the 20th FIFA World
19/03/2015
LiveU Chosen By Shanghai Media Group
LiveU has been selected by Shanghai Media Group (SMG) for its bonding transmission technology for live broadcasts across media outlets. SMG has standa
03/02/2020
LiveU To Demonstrate Powerful Live IP Bonding Technology
At this year’s CABSAT, LiveU will be demonstrating its powerful live IP bonding technology, taking advantage of the faster speeds and guaranteed high