free or with a fee? --- Roger LaFrance <lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Continental Airlines to Offer Live Television and > E-Mail on Domestic Flights > Service includes 36 channels of live television > programming provided by DIRECTV(R) and onboard Wi-Fi > services including inflight wireless connectivity > for e-mail and instant messaging > HOUSTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- > Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced > that it has entered into an agreement with LiveTV, > L.L.C. (LiveTV) that will allow Continental to offer > 36 channels of live, inflight satellite-based > television programming provided by DIRECTV(R), the > nation's leading satellite television provider, at > every seat on Continental's new generation aircraft. > The service is expected to be available to customers > on flights operating within the continental United > States beginning in January 2009. > In addition, Continental will be introducing onboard > Wi-Fi services including e-mail and instant > messaging connectivity offered by LiveTV. > "Our customers want more inflight entertainment and > communication options," said Larry Kellner, > Continental's chairman and chief executive officer. > "We have been closely watching technology > developments and are delighted to have teamed up > with LiveTV to offer live television programming and > communication to our customers." > Customers will be able to choose from a variety of > quality programming from DIRECTV(R) including > sports, news, weather, children's programming and > general entertainment. The initial channel > programming lineup offered through the inflight > entertainment system is expected to include CBS, > NBC, FOX News, CNN Headline News, ESPN, Animal > Planet, The History Channel, Food Network, > Nickelodeon, MTV and other popular channels. The > inflight entertainment system will also offer a > moving map and other stored informational and > entertainment content. Continental will offer > complimentary access to the system to all > first-class customers. Economy-class customers will > be able to access the system by paying a $6 access > fee. > In addition, Continental will offer complimentary > Wi-Fi connectivity services allowing customers to > access e-mail and instant messaging subject to > LiveTV being able to offer the service, which is > still in the testing phase. Customers will be able > to use the service with Wi-Fi enabled smartphones, > BlackBerries and laptops to connect to work, friends > and family via Yahoo!(R) Mail, Yahoo!(R) Messenger > and BlackBerry e-mail and BlackBerry(R) Messenger > services. > The new services will be installed on Continental's > fleet of Boeing 737 New Generation aircraft, > including the 737-700, -800, -900 and -900ER > aircraft, and the Boeing 757-300. > Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest > airline. Continental, together with Continental > Express and Continental Connection, has more than > 2,900 daily departures throughout the Americas, > Europe and Asia, serving 144 domestic and 139 > international destinations. More than 580 additional > points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines. > With more than 45,000 employees, Continental has > hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, > and together with Continental Express, carries > approximately 69 million passengers per year. > Continental consistently earns awards and critical > acclaim for both its operation and its corporate > culture. For more company information, visit > continental.com. > LiveTV is the world's leading provider of live > inflight entertainment and connectivity systems for > commercial airlines, and a wholly-owned subsidiary > of JetBlue. LiveTV is the provider of JetBlue's > inflight entertainment service - - which was > recently recognized by the World Airline > Entertainment Association as the Best Overall > inflight entertainment experience in the Americas. > LiveTV's customers also include some of the most > successful low-cost, low-fare airlines in the world > including WestJet, Frontier, Virgin Blue and > AirTran. Headquartered in Florida, LiveTV has > installation and maintenance locations around the > world to support the more than 500 aircraft > currently equipped with its products. For a full > listing of products, services and partners, or for > more information, please visit www.livetv.net. > SOURCE > Continental Airlines > CONTACT: > Continental Airlines Corporate Communications, > +1-713-324-5080, corpcomm@xxxxxxxxx > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, > please send an E-mail to: > "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of > the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF > AIRLINE". > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".