LiveTV to wire Italian airline
Melbourne-based LiveTV LLC announced Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with Italian airline Air One to provide in-seat audio/video systems on the carrier’s fleet of new Airbus A320 planes.
This is the first time the LiveTV system will be available in Europe. It also is the first installation of its type, according to LiveTV President Glenn Latta, as Air One passengers will be offered a choice of “stored programming,” rather than the live television feeds the LiveTV system supplies to its other airline customers.
“Strategically, it’s very significant,” Latta said. “Winning a new customer in the current industry environment is a tribute to the positive performance on all of our programs.”
The service will offer multichannel audio and video programs from on-board digital servers displayed on individual seatback screens. Latta said Air One selected the option for four channels of video and 20 channels of audio programming.
Under the terms of the agreement, LiveTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways Corp., will provide the system equipment, as well as support and content management services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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