Youtube and Ustream were the top picks for live coverage of the major #EuroMaidan event in #Ukraine in the early morning hours of December 11th. Peaceful patriotic protesters amassed to defend their right to demonstrate against the authoritarian and destructive regime of "president" Yanukovych and his Gang of Regions by fending off pro-regime riot police and mercenary "titushky" thugs.
---> A great new first-of-its-kind initiative is the grassroots webcasting channel called Hormadske TV - broadcasting in ENGLISH. The feed is up from about noon to midnight (Ukraine time) and sometimes longer - as it was last night. The simultaneous translation available on this channel is at least adequate and often very good ...
Hromadske TV - English version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaQLlo0pXdI
---> As for Ukrainian-language coverage, here are the best live feeds, based on last night's breaking news coverage …
1) Espresso TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ1s1bj6AZE
2) Telekanal Novyn 24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJL2v6RSxU
3) 5 Kanal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=girrrlTQzbg
4) Hromadske TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpL2zOPa588
5) Radio Svoboda (Camera#1 & Camera#2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znb9sqODXfE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgncZLHng0U
6) TVi (no Youtube stream)
http://tvi.ua/stream
7) UKRSTREAM (also Ustream feed)
http://ukrstream.tv
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/euromajdan
---> If the Youtube links change, get the website feed and updated Youtube links here …
1) Espresso TV
http://espreso.tv/stream
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMEiyV8N2J93GdPNltPYM6w
2) Telekanal Novyn 24
http://24tv.ua/home/showOnline.do
http://www.youtube.com/user/news24
3) 5 Kanal
http://5.ua/live
http://www.youtube.com/user/5channel
4) Hromadske TV
http://hromadske.tv/episode/128
http://www.youtube.com/user/HromadskeTV
5) Radio Svoboda
http://www.radiosvoboda.org/media/videotube/42.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/RadioSvobodaOrg
---> Some good but sporadic raw live feeds - often in a "commando" style - can be found here …
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/spilno-tv
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aronets
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mustafa-nayyem
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tdanylenko
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-action-spilno-tv
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Громадське
