Each edition of the LIVE Newsletter will briefly report on the progress of each work area, as well as present a selection of articles from the consortium on a specific research theme being addressed in the project.

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Newsletter Issue 3

The LIVE production system will be tested at ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) during the Beijing Olympic Games. A total of 500 Austrian households will view and interact with the "LIVE Olympic Show". Over the two-week period a total of four interlinked channels will be produced. If successful LIVE could change the way we view live events such as the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup or a political election - on a permanent basis. Beyond the clear advantage of having fuller coverage of the event itself, those irritating moments of not knowing about the details of a sporting event—e.g. details about the contestants, the history behind it or, information on the venue—will be conveniently dispensed with by the power of this latest and pioneering broadcasting information technology. But what might even be more important: For the first time it will be possible to serve the always diverse moods of viewers by simultaneously offering multiple points of view on one and the same live event. As in real life there is always more than one story to be told.

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Newsletter Issue 2

This issue takes a closer look at the ideas and work behind the project. The point of departure is the LIVE technical view from which we will then explore in detail the individual LIVE system components. In short the LIVE approach represents a shift towards live broadcast shows that are dynamic and responsive to real-time events and changing needs of the audience.

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Newsletter Issue 1

This first edition provides an introductory overview of the nine main areas of work. This includes a quick look at the research issues and expected outcomes.

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