At SATCON 2009, Streambox will demonstrate Streambox Live that enables broadcasters to enhance breaking news stories with ad hoc broadcasting content supplied by a variety of contributors, including video journalists, stringers, and citizen reporters. At the front end, the cornerstone of this scalable software-based solution is the Streambox Live encoder, which is made available at no cost to contributors affiliated with broadcast groups and local television stations. At the back end, broadcasters subscribing to the Streambox Live service are able to manage, track, and view unlimited amounts of video uploads from contributors. The broadcaster can also manage digital rights for video contributions and search for relevant video clips using metadata information. The broadcaster pays for decoded video only.

Streambox is also going to demo the 1RU Streambox SBT3-9300 HD/SD video transport system which is used for HD/SD newsgathering, broadcasting, and video post production. The SBT3-9300 can be operated in HD or SD mode, enabling the user to capture, transmit, and play live and file-based video. The system provides stunning 1080i/720p/1080psf HD video at data rates from 512 Kbps to 30 Mbps and SD video from 64 Kbps to 15 Mbps. The SBT3-9300 system has been developed to meet the performance and quality requirements of customers in a variety of industry sectors. Movie and post production companies, for example, can use the SBT3-9300 to transmit high-quality live HD and SD video over low data rate IP networks as a way to accelerate and enhance editing processes such as color correction.

Plus, Streambox is announcing the release of the small-form-factor Streambox SBT3-9500 HD/SD encoder. The solution enables broadcasters to do live and file-based newsgathering, video transport, and acquisition in HD and SD. The SBT3-9500 is integrated into one lightweight and portable solution, making it ideal for encoding mission critical video over low-cost, low data rate IP networks such as 3G, WiFi, WIMAX, and the Internet. The versatile HD/SD encoder is typically deployed to field crews for low data rate newsgathering. It features two and a half hours of battery life and it can also run on a car battery. The encoder works seamlessly with the breadth of Streambox’s video management and playout systems.