American news network C-SPAN, which broadcasts Congressional proceedings live, was shut out of the debate on gun control measures in the House when Democrats organised a sit-in and Republican Ted Poe called a recess, which meant the House cameras were shut off. But the network was not to be stymied, The Huffington Post reports:

“Undeterred, the network switched to footage broadcast by Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) via Periscope, a smartphone app that allows anyone to live stream video of their surroundings.

Periscope quickly created a channel dedicated to the event, allowing its users to easily access the footage …

But minutes later, the Periscope feed ended and C-SPAN actually did shift to Facebook Live:

Howard Mortman, head of communications at C-SPAN, told The Huffington Post that this is the first time the network has used live streaming apps like this.

“‘We’ve incorporated Periscope into our coverage of past events, but not [like] this,’ Mortman told HuffPost.”