Earth-Touch, which debuted in July of 2007, is dedicated to celebrating the beauty of nature and giving viewers an insight into the wonders of the natural world, often from far-flung corners of the Earth, while relaying video to audiences quickly and efficiently. On any given day, the Earth-Touch Web site features stunning HD footage of subjects ranging from white sharks swimming in the Indian Ocean to African pygmy geese feeding in Botswana's Okavanga Delta.

The file-based video is transmitted to the Earth-Touch production facility in London via a VSAT satellite connection and published to the Web site within 24 hours of its capture. In the near future, Earth-Touch will begin streaming live video to its Web site giving viewers an even greater sense of immediacy.

"Streambox is an integral part of our HD video business. Our crews take the Streambox systems 'on location' to some of the harshest environments the world has to offer, and the systems provide an extremely reliable and efficient means of getting high-quality HD footage out of these remote and often hostile locations," said Brian Palmer, technical and creative director for Earth-Touch. "We have used a number of other codecs and solutions in the past, but nothing else matches Streambox's HD solution for its speed and outstanding video quality over low data rate networks as well as its ability to handle motion complexity."

"Streambox's solutions for broadcast and broadband enable Earth-Touch customers to better connect with nature and marvel at its beauty in a manner that is more immediate, personal, and interactive than ever before," said Bob Hildeman, chairman and CEO at Streambox. "We are delighted that our live and file-based HD solutions are playing such a pivotal role in helping Earth-Touch enhance its content ownership and fulfill its mission."

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Streambox, Inc. Jane Klausen, Director of Marketing Tel: +1 (206) 956-0544, ext. 105