Comsat books Olympic accommodations. (Communications Satellite Corp. arranging for satellite broadcasting services for 1996 summer Olympic games)(Countdown to the Olympics)

Broadcasting & Cable, October, 1995 by Dickson, Glen

International feeds to boost carrier, teleport profits More than 3 billion people worldwide are expected to watch next summer's Olympic games during the 19 days of events. To accommodate the demand for international satellite feeds, Comsat is lining up space segment on nine Intelsat birds for broadcasters in Asia and Europe.

"As the U.S. signatory for Intelsat, we are working with many of the international broadcasters who hold rights in their countries," says Comsat's David Liddle, director of broadcast services. "We're dealing with them to get them space segment to bring the Olympic games from the U.S. back to their homelands, and in combination with that we're putting them in touch with the local loop provider, Bell-South, and the long-distance provider,...

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