Worldwide mobile Encoding Rebellion

Unterfoehring, 06th September 2011 –After the sneak preview given at IBC 2010 the miniCASTER® team is about to hit Europe’s Nr. 1 Show for content production and distribution with a broad variety of mobile live-encoding and mobile broadcasting solutions since the first units have been successfully shipped.

While passing several milestones on the miniCASTER® live-encoding and mobile streaming roadmap, customers can now choose between the S-Video ingest model for analog cameras and the HD/SDI ingest model for their digital broadcast set-up. Both devices enable its user to stream one SD and one HD stream in parallel and also record one stream as back up on an on-board SD-card. An HDMI model is expected in October 2011. Total mobility is guaranteed through a built-in lithium battery that powers the device when it’s operated without being plugged.

miniCASTER® delivers live content via landline, WiFi, satellite or 3G/4G/LTE network to a Wowza infrastructure and is able to address platforms like Livestream.com, ustream.com or justin.tv and also Content Delivery Networks like TV1.EU, Akamai or Limelight. Every device can be managed through an on-board menu/display or via local interface and very unique: a web based repository service. Therefore production units do not have to have any streaming know-how and can be backed-up remotely by technical experts at their headquarter if needed.

About miniCASTER®
miniCASTER® is a truly mobile hardware based H.264 live encoder that converts any camera or video source signal into an IP based livestream and delivers it via landline, WiFi, satellite or cellular networks to the leading Content Delivery Networks and video platforms. Through a built-in lithium battery it is possible to work stand-alone. miniCASTER® generates one HD and one SD Stream in parallel and is able to record on SD-Card in the device itself at the same time. The mobile live encoder in pocket size comes in two different versions and can be operated in real-time via a web-based remote management portal.

Michael Westphal: “Thousands of bloggers and podcasters are broadcasting to a wide audience every day and would like to create their own live web tv show. Therfore we have designed miniCASTER®, a device that´s easy to use, fits in any pocket and enables you to stream on a professional level at very low cost. We are delighted to support the niche11 and to show the miniCASTER® and are very much looking forward to the Q&A Input.”