Inmarsat to bring live TV sports and news to the air; Global service to deliver live television sport and BBC news to long haul airline passengers; Inmarsat to utilise existing satcoms to take share of US$4 billion in-flight entertainment market.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 September 2000-INMARSAT: Inmarsat to bring live TV sports and news to the air; Global service to deliver live television sport and BBC news to long haul airline passengers; Inmarsat to utilise existing satcoms to take share of US$4 billion in-flight entertainment market (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05092000 Inmarsat Ventures Ltd, a leading global communications company, announced today it has formed a joint venture with Live Inflight Video Entertainment Limited to bring live television news and sports broadcast to long haul airline passengers.

The new company called AIRIA Limited will allow passengers to watch their favourite sporting events live or see the latest BBC news when the new global service is planned to be...

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