The Progress 91 rocket (ABOVE) scheduled launch time was 3:32 p.m. EDT (12:32 a.m. Baikonur time) Friday, July 4, 2025 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. PHOTO CREDIT: NASA+
NASA ROCKET LAUNCH STREAMED LIVE VIA UIN’S iPTV GLOBAL NETWORK, BESTING NETFLIX BY MONTHS
Little Rock iPTV Lands At Brandon House; Steamer Also Acquires Locally Produced Drama “Across Wilshire” and Music Series “Go Live”
DETROIT, MI | 7.7.2025 – Urban Information Network (UIN) beat Netflix to the punch by live streaming NASA‘s launch of the Progress 92 spacecraft to its 30 US based FAST Channel affiliate network, including Little Rock iPTV.
NASA LAUNCH SHOWS UIN NETWORK CAPABILITIES – WATCH HERE
The unpiloted Progress 92 spacecraft, launched on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carried approximately three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station. The decision to live stream NASA+ follows a recent announcement in TV Tech by Netflix to begin airing NASA rocket launches “some time this summer.” UIN decided to stream NASA+ immediately after a call-out to networks from the space agency to access the live-feed to help increase public awareness.
Netflix toCarry Live Programming from NASA+TVTech
Little Rock iPTV, one the newest affiliates in the UINiPTV network, lands at Brandon House Cultural & Performing Arts Center, and acquires the digital music series “Go Live.” Produced by BH Productions, the virtual broadcast spotlights artists and musicians, performing original music, by providing access to high-quality live-stream performances, media interviews, and global marketing.
An urban community-based center that supports the creative and artistic skills of underrepresented and underserved youth, aspiring artists, musicians and creative professionals, Brandon House serves as the physical location for the cloud-based streamer, and a development partner for content.
Also announced, the acquisition of the gritty digital drama, “Across Wilshire,” which premiered at the Ron Robinson (July 5). Based on a true-crime novel by Little Rock native Joseph C. Hall, “Across Wilshire” is directed by Live Mays; production is currently underway on new episodes.
UIN offers a comprehensive aggregation of multicultural mainstream, independent, user-generated news, entertainment, lifestyle, political, sports, and information programming. UIN’s Originals and Live Specials are locally produced, community-supported, user-created, programming, which offers a stark contrast to Netflix, Hulu, Tubi and other streamers that offer cloud-based engagement.
ABOUT UIN | iPTVUrban Information Network (UIN) is the most consistent provider of Internet Protocol Television (iPTV) technology to end-users delivering video content direct-to-consumer; and UIN is the only company to offer the service localized by market and demographic.
Recent advances in technology coupled with Image Geyser’s publicity, marketing, and promotions solutions, UIN is a digital hybrid, think: Radio-One meets Turner Networks.
UIN is the first and only streaming network to repurpose high quality video content from a social networks like YouTube to monetize via local advertising, regional commercials, in-market activations, “shoppable” content, and merchandising.
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