C-SPAN has chosen Streamload, a leading provider of online storage and digital media services, to provide the technology for C-SPAN’s new video uploading venture, dubbed “Viewfinder”.
Viewers will be encouraged to submit personal perspectives on political issues and events for c-span’s on-air programming.
Streamload’s submission system will enable C-SPAN viewers to upload videos that are relevant to program topics or that offer their personal perspectives on political issues and events.
Selected videos will be incorporated into C-SPAN’s on-air programming, including its live, daily morning viewer call-in program, Washington Journal.
Launching later this month, “Viewfinder” provides C-SPAN with a unique platform to connect with its viewers by expanding viewer interaction that was previously centered around viewer call-in programming or emails.
Supported by Streamload technology, viewers will be encouraged to upload videos to the the C-SPAN site for review, rating and comment by producers, and for consideration for airing on the network.
With Campaign 2008 around the corner, “Viewfinder” will be a valuable tool to enable the C-SPAN audience to participate in and respond to campaign activities, and will also become a direct link to viewer-submitted video from candidate events around the nation.
“We are proud that C-SPAN chose Streamload as the technology provider for its new ‘Viewfinder’ viewer video submission project,” said Steve Iverson, president and CEO of Streamload.
“As digital media becomes more and more a part of our everyday life, it is exciting to see how influential media organizations like C-SPAN utilize video to promote interaction with its viewers and encourage feedback on important topics.”
The “Viewfinder” viewer submission system was created via Streamload’s versatile Web Services platform, allowing C-SPAN to leverage Streamload’s online storage system which currently processes over 750,000 file uploads and grows by 2 terabytes of unique user data per day.
About Streamload
Streamload is a leading provider of online storage and digital media services. The company was founded in June 1998 by an innovative group of software engineers who had the foresight to see that existing technologies offered too little capacity and speed to send, receive or access large files easily.
Streamload’s Web Services allows third-party application and web developers to integrate access to Streamload’s award-winning digital media archiving, management and sharing functionality into their applications and websites.
The service first launched online in April 2000 and its “powered by Streamload” network now has millions of users worldwide. Streamload is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego. For more information, visit www.streamload.com.
About C-SPAN
C-SPAN, the political network of record, was created in 1979 by America’s cable companies as a public service. C-SPAN is currently available in 89.8 million households. For more information about C-SPAN, visit www.c-span.org.
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