RNC selects live streaming video provider
The Republican National Convention has selected Ustream.tv as the "official live video streaming provider."
"Partnering with Ustream.TV sends a clear message that the Republican Party wants the Internet generation and all people -- from Party loyalists to casual observers -- to be part of the 2008 Republican National Convention," said convention President and Chief Executive Officer Maria Cino in a press release Tuesday.
"Anyone with computer and Internet access will be guaranteed a front-row seat to history through www.GOPConvention2008.com, as we formally nominate the next President and Vice President of the United States," she added.
Ustream.tv will not be partnering with the Democratic National Convention on a similar deal, although recent notable Ustream.tv events have included Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and former candidate John Edwards.
The company maintains it is non-partisan.
Ustream.tv allows anyone with a computer, video camera and internet connection to broadcast live. The company was founded by two U.S. military veterans and a technologist in March 2007.
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