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QuickSPOT for: Network Restoration Mobile Antennas: Fly Away |
PANAMSAT AND ON CALL COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOP A NEW REAL-TIME SOLUTION
FOR BROADCAST NEWS DELIVERY ACROSS NORTH AMERICA Local
News Stations Join the Front Line in News Serving Their Communities with
Live, Instantaneous Remote Broadcasts ORANGE COUNTY, CA and WILTON, CT, April 18, 2006: PanAmSat (NYSE:PA) and
On Call Communications today announced the development of a new
satellite-based communications solution to enable the coverage of breaking
news and live events by local and independent news stations. By using
PanAmSat’s QuickSPOT on-demand satellite technology and On Call’s OnSPOT
auto-deploying broadband satellite communications systems, broadcasters can
now report on breaking news events as they happen and then transmit the
coverage to viewers in real time with unrivaled simplicity, mobility and
cost-efficiency. KOCE, a PBS-affiliate based in Huntington Beach, CA., is
using the new system to provide live news coverage to viewers of events that
previously could only be pre-recorded. “The QuickSPOT/OnSPOT solution gives
us the opportunity to deliver live remote broadcasts at far lower costs and
convenience than anything we had been able to do in the past,” said Michael
Taylor, news director, KOCE's evening newscast, Real Orange.
"Being live on the scene gives us a new dimension, covering the news as
it happens, making the story much more ‘real’ to our viewers. The recent
fires in Southern California exemplified this as we reported from the field,
delivering the latest updates from fire officials, what areas were being
evacuated and what schools remained open. Our news was much more
relevant to our viewers compared to something written and broadcast from the
studio." The
QuickSPOT/OnSPOT solution provides a powerful, cost-effective broadcast
delivery system making it possible for smaller broadcasters, such as KOCE, to
access the formerly cost-prohibitive world of live broadcasts. These
stations can now avoid the expense of dedicated satellite space by paying
only for their on-air time. And, no technical knowledge is required to
operate the auto-deploying terminals. “Through
our work with OnCall, we’ve developed a truly game-changing broadcasting
solution that transforms the world of satellite news gathering,” said Mike
Antonovich, executive vice president, Global Sales and Marketing for
PanAmSat. “By using smaller auto-pointing antennas in conjunction with the
latest generation of digital encoding and compression and our bandwidth-on-demand
provisioning service, live news coverage is now simpler, smarter and smaller
then ever before. These lower-cost systems can now affordably be made
available to support everyone from major market television stations to local
community cable channels. Smaller communities benefit by getting
up-to-the-minute reports on local weather, storm conditions and developing
news events. And, independent stations can provide a wider variety of
coverage and perspectives as they serve up their own live reports. It
is a win-win for everyone—the broadcaster and the viewer.” About OnCall
On
Call Communications, headquartered in Orange County, CA specializes in
providing quick deployments of mobile satellite telecommunications systems
for broadcasting, disaster recovery & government applications. They
design, integrate and install custom satellite communications networks.
On Call also owns and operates teleports in Hawaii and Miami as well as
switched voice facilities in Hawaii, Miami, New York and Madrid. About PanAmSat ### |
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