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quick excerpt from Dubai-based Emirates Airlines' Press Release, issued on Nov 15, 2003, about its US$8million investment on upgrading inflight entertainment system
Does anyone know how will BBC World be able to broadcast "live updates" throughout the flight when the plane is flying all over the world?
Quote:
NOVEMBER 15, 2003
EMIRATES’ NEW $8 MILLION SYSTEM OFFERS CUSTOMERS WIDEST CHOICE OF ENTERTAINMENT IN THE SKIES
Its new $8 million ice (information, communication and entertainment) system available from next month will feature 100 movies and 50 TV channels on demand, 350-plus audio channels and 40 in-flight games - three times more than on any other airline.
The award-winning Dubai-based carrier is launching the industry’s most sophisticated on-demand video and audio system, making it the first to show BBC World news updates in flight, and first to give travellers wanting to stay in touch with home or office a means to send and receive email and SMS from any seat . . . for just $1 a time....
...The seatback screens provide updates on the progress of the flight, information on Emirates, Dubai and the Skywards loyalty programme and the latest BBC headlines, updated via a live link to BBC World. Emirates also has upgraded its traditional Airshow moving map, and added a second channel.
EMIRATES’ NEW $8 MILLION SYSTEM OFFERS CUSTOMERS WIDEST CHOICE OF ENTERTAINMENT IN THE SKIES
Its new $8 million ice (information, communication and entertainment) system available from next month will feature 100 movies and 50 TV channels on demand, 350-plus audio channels and 40 in-flight games - three times more than on any other airline.
The award-winning Dubai-based carrier is launching the industry’s most sophisticated on-demand video and audio system, making it the first to show BBC World news updates in flight, and first to give travellers wanting to stay in touch with home or office a means to send and receive email and SMS from any seat . . . for just $1 a time....
...The seatback screens provide updates on the progress of the flight, information on Emirates, Dubai and the Skywards loyalty programme and the latest BBC headlines, updated via a live link to BBC World. Emirates also has upgraded its traditional Airshow moving map, and added a second channel.
Does anyone know how will BBC World be able to broadcast "live updates" throughout the flight when the plane is flying all over the world?