SAN MATEO, Calif., May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, Inc.
(NASDAQ:GPRO), enabler of some of today's most engaging content, is
excited to announce that Jeb
Corliss, GoPro-sponsored athlete and world-renowned wingsuit
pilot, will put his skills to the test by performing The Human
Arrow stunt at the Great Wall of China on May 28,
which will be broadcasted live on GoPro's Facebook page and GoPro's
blog, The Inside Line.
The hair-raising stunt, which is 10 years in the making, will
require Jeb to drop from a helicopter at 6,000 feet, fly through
the air at 120 mph and hit an apple-sized target suspended over the
Great Wall of China.
His awe-inspiring jump will be broadcast live on Tianjin TV in
China using GoPro's HEROCast™
technology powered by Vislink. This marks the first time ever that
Jeb's and GoPro's Chinese fans will see a jump from his
perspective, in real time. To enable this, Jeb will be wearing
HEROCast, the lightest, most compact wireless HD micro transmitter
available. HEROCast directly connects to the back of GoPro HERO4
Black cameras and works with GoPro's ecosystem of mounts to deliver
the most versatile, mountable high-definition broadcast solution,
which is changing the way broadcasters stream live events.
Ahead of the stunt, which is being jointly produced with the
World Wingsuit League (WWL),
GoPro Entertainment will share another first with fans in the
form of its first-ever live show, to be aired on GoPro's Facebook
page and blog, The Inside Line. Viewers can start watching at
9:00 PM PDT on Friday, May 27. The show will feature exclusive
footage, stories and interviews leading into Jeb's jump, at which
time it will pick up the live feed from Tianjin TV, thus enabling
fans from around the world to tune in and experience one of the
most extreme human flight stunts as it happens.
"GoPro is excited to provide this breakthrough broadcast
experience and enable viewers to fly along with Jeb as he takes
this historic jump. It will be as if you are right there, riding on
his back," said Vice President of GoPro Entertainment Ocean
MacAdams. "Jeb is one of the world's foremost and best-known
BASE-jumpers and wingsuit pilots, and the perfect athlete to
demonstrate how GoPro is changing the way people see and experience
live events."
Watch the recently released GoPro original production video
about Jeb's road to recovery from an accident and the valuable life
lesson learned along the way.
About GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO) GoPro,
Inc. is transforming the way people visually capture and share
their lives. What began as an idea to help athletes self-document
themselves engaged in their sport, GoPro has become a
standard for how people capture themselves engaged in their
interests, whatever they may be. From extreme to mainstream,
professional to consumer, GoPro enables the world to
capture and share its passion in the form of immersive and engaging
content.
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