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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
satellite
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
which airs live broadcasts of camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
streams
Streaming media
Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...
from places all around the world. The network features a mix of both personal and scenic cams. Personal cams are often chosen to be aired for unique contents or themes, and scenic cameras usually feature beaches, mountains, seaside resorts, or skylines of major cities. They now have over 70 cameras and air the World LIVE in 200 countries, reaching more than 2 billion viewers daily.
The cameras for live streaming are fully remote controlled from the broadcast center in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. The programme from cities and landscapes is transmitted from the headquarters in Munich and from there they are sent in various formats to the worldwide partners under the name of World Live or similar ones, claiming to reach 2 billion viewers in 200 countries, available in 10 languages and broadcast across 40 TV stations.
Equipment
Earth television network designed and developed the first portable high-tech television studio in Germany, the DoubleCam², the system is able to instantly broadcast live or near live videos.The EarthTVcam is the camera which you will see images from on the programmes. They do not stream, and are of extremely high quality images, now upgraded to HD.
earthTV has cameras in multiple cities, in over 30 countries.
Marcus Leser is the Chief Operating Officer.
Programmes
- The World LIVE
- Motion Timelapse
- Seasonal Motion Timelapse
- Earthquiz
- World Weather
- Best Of the Month
- Best of World Live
- El Mundo En Directo (Spanish)
- The world programes
- What A World!
- What A Day!
- What A Month!
- World Cup Countdown
- World Cultural Events
The programmes are aired on a multitude of news, travel and geographic channels throughout the globe, including BBC World News.
Africa
- Agadir, Morocco
- Durban, South Africa
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Singita, South Africa
Asia
- Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
- Pine Valley - Beijing, China
- Victoria HarbourVictoria HarbourVictoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent...
- Hong Kong - Macau, Macau
- Udaipur, India
- JakartaJakartaJakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... - CebuCebuCebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
, Mactan Island, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... - ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... - YekaterinburgYekaterinburgYekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
, UralUral (region)Ural is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It extends approximately from north to south, from the Arctic Ocean to the bend of Ural River near Orsk city. The boundary between Europe and Asia runs along the eastern side of...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
Asia Pacific
- Melbourne, Australia
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Nouméa, New Caledonia
Europe
- Lech Zurs am Arlberg, Austria
- Vienna, Austria
- Brussels, Belgium
- Dubrovnik, Croatia (Hrvatska)
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France
- Arcachon, France
- Avignon, France
- Cannes, France
- Metz, France
- Paris, France
- Saint-Malo, France
- Berlin, Germany
- Dresden, Germany
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Hamburg, Germany
- Munich, Germany
- Rühstädt, Germany
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Warnemünde, Germany
- Santorini, Greece
- Budapest, Hungary
- Dolomites, Lagazuoi, Italy
- Venice, Italy
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Warsaw, Poland
- Barcelona, Spain
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Tenerife, Spain
- Engelberg-Titlis, Switzerland
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Ascona - Ticino, Switzerland
- Lugano - Ticino, Switzerland
- Antalya, Turkey
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Izmir, Turkey
- Kiev, Ukraine
- London, United Kingdom
Middle East
- MuscatMuscat, OmanMuscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797. The metropolitan area spans approximately and includes six provinces called wilayats...
, OmanOmanOman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the... - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Jerusalem, Israel
North America
- Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
- St. Andrews, Canada
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- New York City, East River, USA
- New York City, USA
- Seattle, USA
- Los Angeles, Venice Beach, California, USA
- Washington D.C., USA