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AIRSPEED TELECOM has launched a video service which makes it easier and cheaper for television presenters to talk live with out-of-studio experts. Livelinx can stream video from a remote site to a studio and uses Internet Protocol (IP) to transfer the information; a cheaper alternative to a satellite link.

The service is run along with broadcast communications company Digital Space and as it uses a permanently installed, automated camera it does not need a crew to operate it. Livelinx is currently used in the offices of NCB, Davy and Merrion Stockbrokers and the feeds have already been utilised by RTÉ in some of its financial coverage. “We have created a ‘no touch’ scenario where the broadcaster does not have to do anything other than take in the feed,” said Liam O’Kelly, managing director of AirSpeed Telecom.