Cellular News reports:
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The UK's state TV broadcaster, the BBC has equiped some of its journalists with mobile phones that enable them to create short video reports and send them back via GPRS. The software powering the service was specially developed by the Philips Software business group. Simply using their mobile phones, which are equipped with Philips' multimedia camcorder software, BBC journalists can conveniently and rapidly record video clips, up to 15 minutes in duration, and transmit them instantly to the studio for public television broadcast.
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Journalists in the field covering breaking stories can now send video reports back using just their mobile phone even from difficult or remote locations. Added to this are the considerable savings in equipment and time. The BBC has carried out a number of news broadcasts using video captured and sent with the new mobile technology, including a bulletin from a tugboat maneuvering in harbour.
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Rachel Attwell, Deputy Head of television news at the BBC, added: "Using this software on a mobile phone is a breakthrough addition to the way we cover news. It is very probable that it will become standard practice for our reporters, and even the general public, to send instant reports of breaking news, as it occurs, before a satellite truck can be there."
Justin Dyche, Project Manager and News Director for the BBC, comments: "This tool provides us with a great back-up device. It will be at its most valuable when an unexpected story breaks, conventional video crews may be hours away and for the first time we can generate video from a mobile phone in high enough quality to broadcast on our news programmes and add real value to our output."
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