System and method for video on request

A video on request system comprising:

• a cellular phone associated with a producer, the cellular phone includes a location device for providing location data and is configured to record and stream video, the cellular phone being connected to a telecommunications network;
• an information exchange server including a producer database configured to store at least one producer profile having at least one producer property selected from the group consisting of a current location and status, wherein the current location and status are continually updated based on the location data, the information exchange server also including a search engine for searching the producer database;
• and
• a news organization server configured to access the search engine to search the producer database for the producer which is available and within a predetermined range of a desired location, wherein upon finding the producer which is available and at the desired location, the news organization server requests an information segment to be produced by the producer from the desired location, in response to the request the producer records the information segment and transmits the information segment to the news organization server.

A method for providing a video on request service, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating a producer profile associated with a producer having a location device for providing location data and a video recording device, the producer profile having at least one producer property selected from the group consisting of a current location and status, wherein the producer profile is stored in a producer database of an information exchange;
• updating the current location and status based on the location data;
• searching the producer database for the producer which is available and within a predetermined range of a desired location;
• and
• requesting an information segment to be produced by the producer from the desired location.