Foxtel on Virgin Blue

[iicon]

Saw the ads in the papers yesterday. Was quite surprised when I saw it made
it as a news item on CNN.
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Taking entertainment to the skies
Friday, November 5, 2004 Posted: 0240 GMT

(CNN) -- If you are worried about missing that sporting event, election
result or a news broadcast while taking a flight in Australia, things are
about to change.

Live television services will soon be broadcast via satellite to aircraft
and displayed on seatback screens for passengers flying no-frills airline
Virgin Blue.

It looks set to become the first carrier outside North America to exploit
the innovation. It is already being used by airlines such as JetBlue, West
Jet and Frontier.

From mid next year, Virgin Blue will roll out the service on all of its
8,000 screens on domestic flights. It is seen as a bid to attract more
customers, especially from rival Qantas.

There will be a fee of Aust. $5 ($3.8) for the service, which can be
activated with a credit card and provides unlimited use on a one-way flight.

"We expect Live2Air to actually enhance yield by attracting new guests,"
says Virgin Blue CEO Bret Godfrey. The service may also generate new
advertising revenue.

The service will offer 24 Foxtel and Austar television channels including
CNN, Sky News Australia, The Comedy Channel, Fox Sports and Nickelodeon.

"Watching live sport, catching breaking news or the stock market close as
you fly will be a totally new and unique experience in Australia," says
Foxtel Chief Execitive Kim Williams.

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Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/04/bt.inflight.entertainment/

Interesting.

[Ugly]

When you are travelling over country areas, will you be watching Foxtel or
Austar?


"iicon" <iicon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:418e4476$0$6540$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> Saw the ads in the papers yesterday. Was quite surprised when I saw it
> made it as a news item on CNN.
> -----------
> Taking entertainment to the skies
> Friday, November 5, 2004 Posted: 0240 GMT
>
> (CNN) -- If you are worried about missing that sporting event, election
> result or a news broadcast while taking a flight in Australia, things are
> about to change.
>
> Live television services will soon be broadcast via satellite to aircraft
> and displayed on seatback screens for passengers flying no-frills airline
> Virgin Blue.
>
> It looks set to become the first carrier outside North America to exploit
> the innovation. It is already being used by airlines such as JetBlue, West
> Jet and Frontier.
>
> From mid next year, Virgin Blue will roll out the service on all of its
> 8,000 screens on domestic flights. It is seen as a bid to attract more
> customers, especially from rival Qantas.
>
> There will be a fee of Aust. $5 ($3.8) for the service, which can be
> activated with a credit card and provides unlimited use on a one-way
> flight.
>
> "We expect Live2Air to actually enhance yield by attracting new guests,"
> says Virgin Blue CEO Bret Godfrey. The service may also generate new
> advertising revenue.
>
> The service will offer 24 Foxtel and Austar television channels including
> CNN, Sky News Australia, The Comedy Channel, Fox Sports and Nickelodeon.
>
> "Watching live sport, catching breaking news or the stock market close as
> you fly will be a totally new and unique experience in Australia," says
> Foxtel Chief Execitive Kim Williams.
>
> ------------------
>
> Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/04/bt.inflight.entertainment/
>
> Interesting.
>
>
>
>

[Hammer]

"Ugly" <ugly@ugly.com> wrote in message
news:3ZAjd.37$sh3.1778@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...
> When you are travelling over country areas, will you be watching Foxtel or
> Austar?

Isn't in the same feed?

>
>
> "iicon" <iicon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:418e4476$0$6540$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>> Saw the ads in the papers yesterday. Was quite surprised when I saw it
>> made it as a news item on CNN.
>> -----------
>> Taking entertainment to the skies
>> Friday, November 5, 2004 Posted: 0240 GMT
>>
>> (CNN) -- If you are worried about missing that sporting event, election
>> result or a news broadcast while taking a flight in Australia, things are
>> about to change.
>>
>> Live television services will soon be broadcast via satellite to aircraft
>> and displayed on seatback screens for passengers flying no-frills airline
>> Virgin Blue.
>>
>> It looks set to become the first carrier outside North America to exploit
>> the innovation. It is already being used by airlines such as JetBlue,
>> West Jet and Frontier.
>>
>> From mid next year, Virgin Blue will roll out the service on all of its
>> 8,000 screens on domestic flights. It is seen as a bid to attract more
>> customers, especially from rival Qantas.
>>
>> There will be a fee of Aust. $5 ($3.8) for the service, which can be
>> activated with a credit card and provides unlimited use on a one-way
>> flight.
>>
>> "We expect Live2Air to actually enhance yield by attracting new guests,"
>> says Virgin Blue CEO Bret Godfrey. The service may also generate new
>> advertising revenue.
>>
>> The service will offer 24 Foxtel and Austar television channels including
>> CNN, Sky News Australia, The Comedy Channel, Fox Sports and Nickelodeon.
>>
>> "Watching live sport, catching breaking news or the stock market close as
>> you fly will be a totally new and unique experience in Australia," says
>> Foxtel Chief Execitive Kim Williams.
>>
>> ------------------
>>
>> Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/04/bt.inflight.entertainment/
>>
>> Interesting.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Jace the Ace]

Ugly wrote:

> When you are travelling over country areas, will you be watching Foxtel or
> Austar?
>
It's the same feed off the C1 satellite. All the channels are on both
services.

[The Family]

There was a large colour advertisement about this placed in the AFR
yesterday (Monday 8th) by Virgin Blue.

The roll-out will commence in mid-2005 and be completed across the entire
Virgin Blue fleet by early 2006.


"iicon" <iicon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:418e4476$0$6540$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> Saw the ads in the papers yesterday. Was quite surprised when I saw it
made
> it as a news item on CNN.
> -----------
> Taking entertainment to the skies
> Friday, November 5, 2004 Posted: 0240 GMT
>
> (CNN) -- If you are worried about missing that sporting event, election
> result or a news broadcast while taking a flight in Australia, things are
> about to change.
>
> Live television services will soon be broadcast via satellite to aircraft
> and displayed on seatback screens for passengers flying no-frills airline
> Virgin Blue.
>
> It looks set to become the first carrier outside North America to exploit
> the innovation. It is already being used by airlines such as JetBlue, West
> Jet and Frontier.
>
> From mid next year, Virgin Blue will roll out the service on all of its
> 8,000 screens on domestic flights. It is seen as a bid to attract more
> customers, especially from rival Qantas.
>
> There will be a fee of Aust. $5 ($3.8) for the service, which can be
> activated with a credit card and provides unlimited use on a one-way
flight.
>
> "We expect Live2Air to actually enhance yield by attracting new guests,"
> says Virgin Blue CEO Bret Godfrey. The service may also generate new
> advertising revenue.
>
> The service will offer 24 Foxtel and Austar television channels including
> CNN, Sky News Australia, The Comedy Channel, Fox Sports and Nickelodeon.
>
> "Watching live sport, catching breaking news or the stock market close as
> you fly will be a totally new and unique experience in Australia," says
> Foxtel Chief Execitive Kim Williams.
>
> ------------------
>
> Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/04/bt.inflight.entertainment/
>
> Interesting.
>
>
>
>

[Ugly]

Since we are all unfamiliar with sarcasm, I'll leave this thread alone.


"Hammer" <hammer@hammer.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ugly" <ugly@ugly.com> wrote in message
> news:3ZAjd.37$sh3.1778@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...
>> When you are travelling over country areas, will you be watching Foxtel
>> or Austar?
>
> Isn't in the same feed?
>
>>
>>
>> "iicon" <iicon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:418e4476$0$6540$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>>> Saw the ads in the papers yesterday. Was quite surprised when I saw it
>>> made it as a news item on CNN.
>>> -----------
>>> Taking entertainment to the skies
>>> Friday, November 5, 2004 Posted: 0240 GMT
>>>
>>> (CNN) -- If you are worried about missing that sporting event, election
>>> result or a news broadcast while taking a flight in Australia, things
>>> are about to change.
>>>
>>> Live television services will soon be broadcast via satellite to
>>> aircraft and displayed on seatback screens for passengers flying
>>> no-frills airline Virgin Blue.
>>>
>>> It looks set to become the first carrier outside North America to
>>> exploit the innovation. It is already being used by airlines such as
>>> JetBlue, West Jet and Frontier.
>>>
>>> From mid next year, Virgin Blue will roll out the service on all of its
>>> 8,000 screens on domestic flights. It is seen as a bid to attract more
>>> customers, especially from rival Qantas.
>>>
>>> There will be a fee of Aust. $5 ($3.8) for the service, which can be
>>> activated with a credit card and provides unlimited use on a one-way
>>> flight.
>>>
>>> "We expect Live2Air to actually enhance yield by attracting new guests,"
>>> says Virgin Blue CEO Bret Godfrey. The service may also generate new
>>> advertising revenue.
>>>
>>> The service will offer 24 Foxtel and Austar television channels
>>> including CNN, Sky News Australia, The Comedy Channel, Fox Sports and
>>> Nickelodeon.
>>>
>>> "Watching live sport, catching breaking news or the stock market close
>>> as you fly will be a totally new and unique experience in Australia,"
>>> says Foxtel Chief Execitive Kim Williams.
>>>
>>> ------------------
>>>
>>> Link:
>>> http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/04/bt.inflight.entertainment/
>>>
>>> Interesting.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>