MTV Europe Awards Delivered Live on the Web with Niagara Pro
Music fans around the world watched live on the Web as Avril Lavigne accepted top honors at the 14th annual MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), streamed online with the Niagara Pro from ViewCast Corporation. Designed for high-quality, high-resolution video capture and streaming, the Niagara Pro enabled MTV Europe to offer exclusive Web broadcasts featuring award presentations and dazzling performances from A-list stars including Lavigne, the Foo Fighters, Babyshambles (fronted by Pete Doherty), Mika, Nicole Scherzinger, will.i.am, and My Chemical Romance.
"The MTV Europe Music Awards is known for being a sensational event, and the live element contributes to the electric atmosphere and appeal of the show," said Alec Hendry, director of Digital Media Operations and Development at MTV Networks Europe. "The Niagara Pro proved to be a reliable, easy-to-use tool for us in bringing that excitement to a broader platform and a greater number of viewers. We were very pleased with its performance in enabling live streaming to MTV's worldwide Web presence."
