TodoCast™ Pioneers First Ever Live Webcast of Sonoma Valley
Wine Country Weekend
Released
on: August 29, 2008, 5:06 am
Press
Release Author: S.Brown/TodoCast
Industry:
Entertainment
Press
Release Summary: Live Video Webcast System Provides Portable Video
Stream and Content Distribution Network for Legendary Wine Auction
Press
Release Body: SAN
JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA - August 28, 2008 — TodoCast™, the innovator of the world's
first affordable, portable, live video
webcasting system, today announced the availability
of the first ever live webcast for this year's landmark Sonoma Valley
Wine Country Weekend held this Labor Day Weekend in Sonoma
Valley. Sponsored by a host of organizations, including WebSat,
Inc a TodoCast Partner, the fall auction and event entertainment
will be accessible to anyone in the world with access to a computer
and internet connection, complements of WebSat and the revolutionary
technology of the TodoCast
System.
The
live web-broadcast
of the Sonoma Valley Wine Auction will be available to online
viewers at no charge and enable online viewers to make donations
through the TodoCast.tv platform, allowing additional contributions
to be made to participating Sonoma Valley Charities.
"We
were thrilled at the prospect of the event's live webcast,"
said stated Peter Whyte, President of WebSat, Inc. "TodoCast
truly provides a solution and an opportunity for a recurring revenue
stream. The simplicity and broad applications of the TodoCast
system allow us to not only widen our viewer audience,
but increase profitability without incurring tremendous costs,"
Whyte concluded.
As
a TodoCast Partner, WebSat is able to provide a complete service
to event organizers and professional videographers, including
on-site equipment, satellite and Internet bandwidth, as well as
the technology for high quality live video, enabling people to
experience the excitement of watching events as they happen. For
the Sonoma Valley Wine Auction, viewers simply need a broadband
connection to access the event website located at http://www.todocast.tv/sonomavalleywine.
Upon signing in via a secure session, viewers can watch the event
and contribute to the Sonoma Valley Charities via credit card
donations.
"The
turnkey capabilities and ease of use, not to mention the additional
viewing opportunities that TodoCast provides our partners and
their clientele is outstanding," stated TodoCast Director
of Global Video Services, Brian Roland. "For the Sonoma event,
live video content is encoded to Flash using
the TodoCast encoder, a standard component of the TodoCast Kit.
In addition, TodoCast will provide the satellite feed for the
event as well as content distribution services which enable WebSat,
Inc to pull off the event live via satellite
for the first time," concluded Roland.
Featuring
a .96 meter one touch auto-deploy satellite antenna, the TodoCast
kit, which comes complete with all electronics premounted in a
Gator G-Shock Rack Case, offers a high-quality live
video webcast. The event will be streamed in standard
definition at 600Kbps Flash, allowing the largest possible audience
to view the content at home on either a MAC or PC. TodoCast services
are available in Standard Definition as we as High-Definition
with data rates from 400Kbps to over 4Mbps.
TodoCast
provides a seamless solution for event organizers to reach an
entirely new audience that would otherwise be inaccessible. The
quality broadcast, fast deployment and complete mobility offers
TodoCast customers and partners the ability to
leverage countless opportunities both in exposure and revenues.
As
the first portable solution for pay-per-view and
live video content, the TodoCast Kit, offers
a turnkey satellite webcasting system. Mounted
to most vehicles, TodoCast provides videographers the freedom
of mobility with guaranteed quality broadcasting bandwidth. Professional
videographers can access the TodoCast CDN Streaming Media Hosting,
to upload and promote live events capable of generating revenue
from any location.
The Sonoma Valley Wine Country Weekend features more than 200
world-class wineries and chefs, a show-stopping Taste of Sonoma,
and a Wine Auction. For more information on the event, please
visit http://www.sonomawinecountryweekend.com/auction/home.asp.
For information on TodoCast and how its turnkey live
video streaming satellite system revolutionizes
videography and streaming media content for videographers
and event planners everywhere, please visit http://www.TodoCast.tv.
About WebSat, Inc
Leveraging more than 40 years of experience in the satellite industry,
specializing in equipment manufacture, content distribution and
the operation of satellite-based networks, WebSat offers fully
equipped trucks with retractable satellite dishes enabling live
event webcasting from any location. Headquartered in Sonoma, California,
WebSat services Northern California with live webcasting
for corporate, political and sporting events, concerts, church,
civic and charity events, weddings, auctions, rallies and breaking
news stories. For more information, please contact Peter Whyte
415-999-2394 pwhyte@websat.tv,
or Pat Matthews 707-996-1805 pmatthews@websat.tv.
About
TodoCast
TodoCast is a complete turnkey solution for live video streaming over satellite,
packaged into a user friendly and revenue generating kit for professional
videographers. The TodoCast Kit offers live satellite-to-web video
streaming in a portable and turnkey solution, complete with electronics,
antenna and portable case. In addition to the TodoCast Kit, the
company provides a Content Distribution Network(CDN) and pay-per-view
and advertising engine that enables TodoCast partners to promote
and stream live events while generating revenue through paid viewers
or advertising revenue. For more information, visit www.todocast.tv.
Web
Site: http://www.todocast.tv
Contact
Details: Press Contact
S. Brown
Marketing/Public Relations
TodoCast.tv
949-655-1000
sbrown@ipinternational.net
2008
