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Many mobile phones have live streaming ability, Sprint TV, AT&T MobiTV, each carrier has a system, but these tend to be dominated by program content.  Today UStream.tv released their viewing application, allowing iPhone users to watch and interact with any UStream channel.

The iPhone has always been limited by the stringent vetting process the App store has new applications go through (Flash is still not on the iPhone).   To get around that many developers have used the SDK loophole, a limited release “Beta” version.  That seems to be the case with the UStream offering.  So until officially blessed you must send in a request for the app to iPhone@Ustream.tv.  I am still waiting for my copy, once I receive it I will post my review.

Some do get through, OrbLive will let you stream any media or live TV if you have a PC setup with their Orb software.  A simple task, but not everyone wants to watch their own media, they want to see what everyone else is doing.

If this new UStream app can get onto the official store that will open the floodgates.  Mogulus would be close behind and hopefully a native Flash app will make it’s way onto the phone so us content creators can get our existing Flash streams onto the most popular smart-phone in America.