Broadcast news saves big using Slingbox Video

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Broadcast news saves big using Slingbox
Created: 05/08/2007
Video description: CNET News.com's Erica Ogg visits CBS 5 in San Francisco to see how the newsroom is using a Slingbox to get live video feeds for traffic, weather and breaking news instead of relying on standard news vans using satellite signals.

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