04/24/2013
*Port Moody, BC* - The City of Port Moody is making it even
easier to find out what happens at Council. "We've enhanced
our video streaming process that’s been in place since
September 2012 with extra features." The public can now
choose to watch meetings live or view video on demand. Want
to know the outcome of a specific agenda item? Select the
details from our integrated minutes and only see that exact
clip. Read more >>
04/02/2013
*Benbrook, TX* - The City of Benbrook has launched a new
broadcast and streaming video solution that requires no
staff time or resources to operate. The Hands-Free Video
Streaming® and broadcast system is provided by Plano,
Texas based Swagit Productions, LLC and is intended to
provide a high performing, more user-friendly service
without impacting city staff or resources. Read more >>
02/25/2013
*Pensacola, FL* - The City of Pensacola announced today the
launch of a new and improved video platform, designed to be
easier to use and to make videos available to citizens as
quickly as possible following a meeting. Read more >>
02/15/2013
*Baytown, TX* - Residents in Baytown have a new way to keep
in touch with City government. You may call it the next step
in convenience; the City calls it the next step in
government transparency. Beginning with the February 14 City
Council meeting, visitors to the City’s website
(www.baytown.org) will able to watch local government in
action, live from the comfort of their own internet-ready
device. Read more >>
02/12/2013
*Plano, TX* - ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST) announced
today it is partnering with Swagit, the pioneer of
Hands-Free Video Streaming® solutions for government, to
enable live video streams of the carnival parades this week
in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana - New Orleans’ closest
neighbor. Millions of parade fans from across the globe can
watch live coverage of the fun and festivities online at
http://www.jeffparish.net from their personal computer or
mobile device. It all culminates on Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday,
February 12, when an estimated 1 million will gather along
the parade route to watch the parades and the Jefferson
Parish public information office production team will
capture it live. Read more >>
01/15/2013
*Plano, TX* -Swagit Productions, LLC, the pioneer of
Hands-Free Video Streaming® solutions for government,
announces its official release of high-definition streaming
for Public, Educational and Government (PEG) stations. The
announcement immediately puts those government jurisdictions
and agencies using Swagit technology at the forefront of
video streaming. Read more >>
01/13/2013
*Tamarac, FL* -Residents in the City of Tamarac now get to
see what is going on in city hall and they don’t have to
leave their homes to find out. Read more >>
10/11/2012
*Mission, BC* - Mission residents can now log in at home or
wherever they are to watch the district's public council
meetings in all their colourful detail. Read more >>
09/27/2012
*Lakeshore, ON* -The Town of Lakeshore, Ontario, expands its
transparency by offering a new media archive, featuring live
and on-demand broadcasts of council meetings via the town's
website. Read more >>
09/06/2012
*Montgomery, NJ* - Citizens unable to make it to
Montgomery’s public meetings will now be able watch them
from anywhere through the comfort of their own desktops,
computer tablets or even cell phones. Read more >>
08/09/2012
*Derby, KS* - In an effort to increase transparency and
convenience with its residents, the City of Derby broadens
their live broadcasts by streaming online in addition to
their channel. Read more >>
08/01/2012
*Lakeway, TX* - The city of Lakeway will take its government
transparency one step further by offering live streaming
video of City Council meetings to its residents. Read more >>
05/31/2012
*Hanford, CA* - A city proud of its historical architecture,
brings its residents new-age advancements. Swagit
Productions, LLC, teams up with the City of Hanford to bring
audio to its constituents. Read more >>
04/19/2012
*NEWTOWN, PA* - Newtown Township, a quaint town in southeast
Pennsylvania, strives for and encourages an interactive,
open relationship with its residents. Read more >>
04/13/2012
*Fort Pierce, FL* - In addition to live broadcasts on
Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T’s U-Verse Channel 99, City of
Fort Pierce televised meetings are now available through
live streaming and on-demand viewing through the City’s
Website www.cityoffortpierce.com. Read more >>
02/17/2012
*Santa Rosa County, FL* - The Santa Rosa County School Board
gets more technologically savvy by acquiring video cameras
and a video broadcast system that will webcast streaming
video of their meetings for online audiences. Read more >>
02/01/2012
*Escambia County, FL *- Escambia County Administrator Randy
Oliver is pleased to announce new additions to the County's
website,www.myescambia.com, which allows residents easier
access to County government. Read more >>
01/23/2012
*Stafford, TX *- Starting January 9, Stafford Municipal
School district now streams its Board of Trustee meetings
live on the school district website. To watch a live meeting
during its regularly scheduled time, residents can visit the
school district's website to view the webcast. Read more >>
01/09/2012
*Jefferson Parish, LA *- Effective Monday, January 9, 2012,
Jefferson Parish Government Access Television (JPTV) is
available to customers of AT&T U‐verse on Channel 99. Read more >>
11/03/2011
*Mesquite, TX *- Mesquite residents can now watch the
City’s government access channel live online at
www.cityofmesquite.com/video. The new video streaming also
includes video-on-demand features such as previous City
Council meetings, public service announcements and special
programs about the community. Read more >>
10/24/2011
*Coppell, TX *- Coppell Independent School District has
begun webcasting Board of Trustee meetings live and
on-demand through the district website. The new service is
provided by Plano based Swagit Productions, LLC. Read more >>
10/17/2011
*Mansfield, TX *- Mansfield Independent School District
upgrades its streaming video solution with Swagit
Productions, LLC. Residents can continue to watch school
board meetings and work sessions live through the school
district's website at MISD TV Productions. Read more >>
10/06/2011
*Georgetown, TX *- The City of Georgetown was recently named
as a winner in the Digital Government Achievement Awards
competition in the government-to-citizen city government
category. The award for georgetown.org, the City of
Georgetown website, recognized citizen participation via
keyword email alerts for city council meeting agendas. The
Georgetown website award was one of 43 in six categories
given to government websites in the annual award competition
sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. Read more >>
08/26/2011
*White Plains, NY *- White Plains Public Access channel held
ribbon cutting at its Martine Avenue studio on Thursday, to
celebrate the launch its new website. Read more >>
07/11/2011
*Huntsville, TX* - The City of Huntsville has completed its
transition into a new web streaming service called Swagit,
and, with the new service in place, users will have the
freedom to access live-streaming and archived video from any
mobile device. Read more >>
07/07/2011
*Sedona, AZ* - On July 12, 2011 at 4:30 p.m., the City of
Sedona officially launches the live broadcasting and
streaming of their City Council meetings. Viewers may watch
the meetings on the City’s cable Channel 4 or on the
City’s website at www.SedonaAZ.gov by clicking on the
homepage alert. Read more >>
05/24/2011
*Lower Makefield, PA* - The Lower Makefield Board of
Supervisors public meetings are now available for viewing on
the Township web site, www.lmt.org. Read more >>
05/11/2011
*Georgetown, TX *- Now, for the first time, the Georgetown
city council meetings and workshops will be streamed live on
GTV and archived on the city website at www.Georgetown.org
and on cable television Suddenlink channel 10. Read more >>
03/24/2011
*Galveston, TX *- The city council voted unanimously to
expand an existing contract with Swagit Productions, LLC to
include remotely operated broadcast system hardware and
software, and a "play-out" and bulletin board system. Read more >>
02/28/2011
*Conroe, TX *- Conroe residents can now make use of web
streaming technology and begin watching their City Council
and Workshop meetings online. Read more >>
02/14/2011
*Baton Rouge, LA *- The Louisiana State Legislature has
begun live streaming of all meetings through a new content
distribution network provided by Swagit Productions, LLC.
Meetings will be offered in real-time and can be accessible
by going to the Louisiana Legislature’s website
www.legis.state.la.us. Archived copies are available on the
House and Senate websites. Read more >>
02/11/2011
*Panama City, FL *- Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 15, Bay County
Commission meetings will be available live online at
www.baycountyfl.gov. Read more >>
01/31/2011
*Deerfield, IL *- Board Meetings are now available online
and to the public on the village website. Read more >>
01/17/2011
*Rye, Ny (Rye Television)* - After two years of providing
on-demand video of City Council meetings and special
programs, the City of Rye has launched a live, 24/7
streaming broadcast of the city’s Government Channel. This
means you can watch City Council meetings live on the Web
from the comfort of your home. Read more >>
01/04/2011
*Port Arthur, TX* - Residents now can watch council meetings
through the city website. Meetings will be indexed by agenda
item; offering end-users the greatest viewing experience. Read more >>
12/13/2010
*Prince George, BC* - The City of Prince George will be
launching live webcasting of all Council meetings at their
December 13 meeting. Additionally, video archiving will also
be implemented allowing the public to view edited clips of
agenda items shortly after each meeting concludes. Read more >>
12/08/2010
*White Plains, NY* - White Plains residents can now watch
their Common Council meetings online through a new
webcasting service. Live broadcasts of city meetings and
local community events can be viewed through the city
website at www.cityofwhiteplains.com. Read more >>
12/02/2010
*Washington, D.C.* Swagit Productions, LLC, a Texas based
Government Television Streaming Media Company which
pioneered the 'Hands-Free' fully automated streaming service
plan, is proud to announce its much anticipated Cosmos
Mobile solution. Attendees at the 2010 Government Video Expo
will be the first to see the fully automated mobile
broadcast and streaming system. Read more >>
11/01/2010
*Stafford, TX* - City of Stafford improves transparency by
updating its content delivery, and making city business more
accessible to its citizens with a hands-free video streaming
service. Read more >>
10/18/2010
*Richland, WA* - The City of Richland has implemented a new
hands-free streaming media management and distribution
solution to help reduce time and costs across all city
departments, while increasing community access to local
government. Read more >>
09/14/2010
*Wilmington, DE* - Wilmington’s Government has improved
public access options for viewing City Council meetings.
Starting immediately, anyone with a computer and an Internet
connection can watch Live City Council meetings supported by
Swagit Productions, LLC. Read more >>
08/13/2010
*Bedford, TX* - Bedford residents can now watch council
meetings online. This new feature allows citizens to view
B-TV live and subscribe for updates as new council meetings
come online. Read more >>
08/11/2010
*Plano, Texas, August 11, 2010 *- ViewCast Corporation
(OTCBB: VCST), a developer of industry-leading solutions for
the transformation, management and delivery of digital media
over enterprise, broadband, and mobile networks, today
announced that Swagit Productions, LLC, a leading provider
of hosted audio/video streaming services for government
agencies, has selected ViewCast’s Osprey® video capture
cards and SimulStream® software to underpin its streaming
media services portfolio. With advanced ViewCast technology
at the heart of its digital infrastructure, Swagit is able
to deliver professional-quality, high-performance streaming
media services for government agencies desiring a
cost-effective, convenient means to connect with their
citizens and increase civic participation without adding
additional staff or responsibilities. Read more >>
08/05/2010
*Plano, Texas* - Swagit Productions, LLC, a Texas based
Government Television Streaming Company added a new member
to its executive team in August – North America Regional
Sales Director, Michael Osuna. Swagit is proud to welcome
Mr. Osuna, a dynamic professional who will help guide the
Company's continued growth. Read more >>
07/22/2010
*Southlake, TX* - Southlake residents can now watch their
city government’s meetings live as they happen or at their
leisure on the city’s website, www.cityofsouthlake.com. Read more >>
06/24/2010
Galveston officials are excited to announce today's debut of
live web streaming of City Council meetings and municipal
channel programming. The public can watch the meetings live
and at their convenience by visiting the city's website
www.cityofgalveston.org. Offering online streaming will help
the city increase public awareness, engage the community in
the municipal government process, and expand dialogue with
citizens island-wide. Read more >>
05/12/2010
Starting today, there is a new choice available for Lubbock
residents to watch City Council meetings and other programs
on Lubbock's City Channel. Read more >>
04/19/2010
Timmins, Ontario, Canada has launched live and on-demand
webcasts for Regular Council and Committee of the Whole
meetings on the city’s website: www.timmins.ca. Timmins
residents will be able to watch meetings live or at their
convenience by using a computer with Internet connectivity. Read more >>
04/07/2010
*NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC* - The New Hanover County website
has been given an upgraded look and some new features. Read more >>
03/24/2010
*RICHLAND HILLS, TX* - Residents can continue to watch the
City of Richland Hills council meetings live and at their
convenience by visiting www.richlandhills.com. The online
offering is available through the city’s web site, which
will help to increase public awareness and open dialogue
with the citizen population over the entire city. Read more >>
12/29/2009
Residents will soon be able to kick up their feet, pop some
popcorn and watch a Burleson City Council meeting, all from
their home. Read more >>
11/17/2009
*EDMOND, OK* - The City of Edmond's Government Access
Channel is now available on AT&T U-verse. Edmond is the
first city in the state to broadcast programming on the
service’s community access channel. Read more >>
10/27/2009
*Austin, Texas* - A pilot project will put complete video
footage of more than 20 public meetings on the City of
Austin's Web site each month. Read more >>
09/14/2009
The City of Athens, Ohio will increase its reach to
residents interested in viewing council meetings by
introducing live broadcasts of City Council meetings over
the Internet, using streaming video technology. Read more >>
08/10/2009
The City of Richardson will begin live broadcasting of City
Council meetings and work sessions later this month as part
of a wide-ranging transparency in government initiative that
is included in the City Council’s 2009-2011 Statement of
Goals. The live broadcast will be available to Time Warner
Cable subscribers on channel 16 and streamed on the City’s
Web site, www.cor.net. Read more >>
07/24/2009
The City of Provo, Utah backs up years of video archives and
goes 'hands-free' with Swagit’s webcasting solution. Read more >>
04/17/2009
The Town of Addison, Texas is set to begin broadcasting Town
Council meetings to the world for the first time in it's
history. Anyone with a computer and internet access will be
able to watch meetings as they are happening and can review
previously streamed meetings on-line. Read more >>
03/23/2009
Allen Independent School District takes advantage of
existing hardware and partners with Swagit for streaming
video. Read more >>
03/17/2009
*Allen, TX *- The City of Allen government-access channel,
Allen City Television (ACTV), is now available on AT&T
U-Verse. Read more >>
03/02/2009
The City of Flagstaff will begin live streaming of City
Council meetings and work sessions tonight. Anyone with a
computer and internet access is now able to watch City
Council meetings as they are happening and can review
previously streamed meetings on-line. Read more >>
02/22/2009
In the latest Millward Brown survey conducted in September
2008, Adobe Flash Player continues to have a 99% ubiquity
rate while the Windows Media Player rate declined from 79.3%
in June 2008 to 75% as of September 2008. Read more >>
02/12/2009
*ROWLETT, TX –* After almost a year of providing on-demand
video of City Council meetings and special programs on
www.rowlett.com, the City of Rowlett has launched the live,
24/7 streaming broadcast of the City’s cable access
channel. Read more >>
01/29/2009
Allen, Texas - Service enhancements have recently been
completed which now includes live broadcast of ACTV
programming. Read more >>
01/02/2009
Flower Mound has brought forth a new way to keep up with
events going on in the town. Read more >>