Reuters and Nokia Select PocketCaster for (Successful) Trial!

When Nokia Research Center (NRC) and Reuters decided to start working together on a mobile journalism project that could transform the way journalists file news reports when on the move, they came to ComVu to provide the video streaming (live and archived) solutions. 

The new mobile application is the first project to be showcased from the research collaboration between NRC and Reuters, and ComVu was brought in to ensure Reuters had the mobile broadcasting capabilities it required.  The end result is a lightweight toolkit that provides everything journalists need to file and publish stories from even the most remote regions of the world. 

The ongoing trial started this summer, whereby select Reuters journalists around the world made use of the mobile journalism application in their everyday work to edit, combine and file text, images, sound and live and recorded video streams, producing and publishing multi-media stories of broadcast quality without needing to return to the studio or office.

"This is a very easy-to-use application that takes account of the demands placed on journalists in the field," said Nic Fulton, Chief Scientist of Reuters Media.  "By running on handheld devices, rather than on bulkier laptop computers, the mobile journalism application enables us to create complete stories and file them for distribution, without leaving the scene.  This saves us time and benefits our audience by ensuring that they receive high quality news that is absolutely up-to-date."

"Everyday, news organizations are faced with the challenge of getting stories to viewers quickly," said William Mutual, CEO of ComVu. "Enabling journalists to broadcast breaking news in real time using a mobile device, and concurrently having the video stored on an internet media server, totally alters the  paradigm of news reporting on a global basis."

We look forward to further collaborations with NRC, and expanding the mobile broadcasting capabilities of Reuter's journalists in the field.

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