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Ustream Partners with Universal Sports Network to Stream Live Match Coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup

USTREAM Contact: Schwartz Communications Kim Angell (415) 512-0770 Ustream at Schwartzcomm dot com Ustream Partners with Universal Sports Network to Stream Live Match Coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup Rugby fans can tune in to Ustream.tv/rugbyworldcup starting Friday, September … Continue reading

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NPR: Atlantis Blasts Off On Shuttle Program’s Final Mission

NPR’s Mark Memmott embeds Ustream’s live player into his post about the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Memmott reports on the hundreds of thousands of people who came to view the launch in addition to the millions who watched … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Times: Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off

LA Times’ Ralph Vartabedian reports on the Space Shuttle Atlantis’ launch, the large public turn out for the launch, and the future of the space program. The launch was broadcast live on Ustream, enabling even more people to view the … Continue reading

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Yahoo Finance: Guinness World Records Marks Social Media Day with Announcement of Latest Social Media Records

Ustream establishes a Guinness World Record for the Most Content Ingested by an Online Video Service, as measured by hours per minute. Over the course of a year (from June 2010 to May 2011), Ustream users ingested 3.721 million hours, averaging … Continue reading

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Billboard: The Billboard Live Q&A David Guetta

Billboard posts a quick story about an upcoming Q&A session with David Guetta in Ustream’s new LA-based Ustream Studio. The article notes Guetta’s upcoming album release and offers a lengthy list of Guetta’s collaborators. A video for Guetta’s new single, … Continue reading

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Pitchfork: Freddie Gibbs to Record Album in 24 Hours

Pichfork announces that Young Jeezy’s protégé, Freddie Gribbs of Gary, Indiana, intends to record an entire album in 24 hours with producer/DJ Statik Selektah. The project will feature special guests and be broadcast on Ustream starting Wednesday, June 22nd. Read … Continue reading

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The Atlantic Wire: Anthony Weiner Has Resigned

Adam Clark Estes provides to-the-minute updates as Anthony Weiner’s resignation speech is broadcast live on Ustream. He offers reports from the ground, where the heckler is identified as Benji from the Howard Stern radio show and includes quotes from Weiner’s … Continue reading

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Examiner: Watch Miss USA 2011 Live Online

Celebrity Social Media Examiner, Cheryl Phillips informs readers that they can catch a live broadcast of the 2011 Miss USA pageant on the Miss USA Ustream channel. Using NBC’s application, they can rank contestant as they watch. See the full … Continue reading

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All Things D: The Unlikely Breakout Stars of WWDC: Two Podcasters from the UK

All Things D’s Liz Gannes interviews two Apple fans from the UK regarding their broadcast of the WWDC keynote speeches and product releases from their Ustream channel. The pair, whose channel was featured and promoted on Ustream, broadcasted blurry video … Continue reading

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TechCrunch: Ning and Ustream Launch In-Depth Integration To Allow Creators to Stream Live Video

TechCrunch’s Leena Rao reports on Ustream and Ning’s integrated partnership, whereby Ning network creators can broadcast Ustream’s live video and audio, including a chat capabilities. Networks hosted by Ning, the world’s largest custom, social website creation platform, can now easily … Continue reading

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