Komo 4

Seattle – July 15, 2010 – KOMO 4 News, the Seattle ABC affiliate and Fisher Subsidiary, became the first news station to use Streambox Avenir live on-air. Streambox Avenir is an HD/SD broadcasting device that allows users to send live and file-based video from hard to reach locations that satellite trucks cannot go. The device can route live video through the Streambox Live Server or stream on-air for live broadcast. With battery power and the ability to bond up to eight 3G/4G wireless data cards, KOMO exhibited that Avenir is the ideal solution for field newsgathering and reporting where breaking news is happening.

KOMO 4 was on-site using Avenir featuring a local Seattle bridge story when they received notice of a truck on fire on I-5. The truck’s company headquarters was located a few blocks from where KOMO had been filming at the bridge, so KOMO decided there was a need for an urgent location change. Within minutes, Avenir gave the KOMO crew the ability to arrive at the building, set up, and begin streaming the breaking news broadcast before other news stations could set up their trucks and satellite feeds.

Quickly deployed, Avenir captured the breaking news. Since the unit is enabled with 3G bonding there was no need for a satellite truck and the crew arrived on the scene promptly after receiving the assignment.