It is the first time courtroom action has been relayed to the public without an interval. Previously, a five-minute window had to be allowed to check for mistakes.
Sky News provided the closing statements from the prosecution and defence and the judge's remarks in the Osnabruck case, concerning the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by British soldiers.
Key information was read by the Sky newsreader with the lower third of the screen showed the transcript for viewers to read.
One of Sky News Active's eight interactive channels screened the entire transcript.
Simon Bucks, associate editor Sky News, said: "This is another innovation by Sky News, which has been at the forefront in devising new ways of covering the courts. It's one of the biggest advances in the way court proceedings are reported in the UK for over a century."
Media access and courtroom transcription company WordWave International provided the technology.
Courtroom events are recorded by a stenographer and relayed via a 3G data card to Sky News' headquarters at Osterley, west London, from which they are then transmitted.
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