In today’s world, users want the breaking news at their fingertips, and CoveritLive (CiL) is the latest software application that makes this possible. Whether you’re a political candidate hosting a Q&A session or a news station covering the President’s State of the Union, CoveritLive can get the word out to your audience. CiL was built to handle multiple users at once – and by multiple I mean in the hundreds of thousands. But that is not the only amazing feature; here are a few of others:

• Stream live video
• On the fly translations
• Reader Comment API – client’s can setup their own chat application and reader can comment from mobile phones or external chat rooms
• RSS feeds – provide readers with writer and event feeds
• Moderators or Writers can cover their event from their iPhone, Blackberry or smartphone
• Publish up to 12 Twitter Accounts
• Invite up to 25 panelists to provide commentary
• Integrate 3rd party software like YouTube, WordPress, Twitter
• Branded templates – Viewer window templates allow you to add your logo
• News Flash and Scoreboards
• Manage readers comments
• Create a Media Library
• Embed Large photos
• Deploy Quick Polls for your readers
• Advertise

What would be the cost for such a cool tool? You’d be surprised at how inexpensive this software is. There are three different pricing structures: Basic, Ad Supported and Subscription. The basic package is free of charge  and there aren’t any ads and up to 5,000 unique readers a month are allowed to view your live event. Ad Supported is also free, but serves ads, and after 45 days revenue sharing is possible. The last package is a one-year subscription, which contains no advertising and costs $400 per month.

Here are a couple of examples of companies that utilize CoveritLive:

PhilliesNation
General Motors
NBA – The Boston Celtics
CBC National Post