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"Reporting
from USS Theodore Roosevelt." US broadcaster National
Broadcasting Company (NBC) did just that when it utilised
a short-term satellite space lease in combination with occasional
use TV services to broadcast its Today show from
the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier recently.
Intelsat
has claimed that NBC chose Intelsat's global satellite fleet
to carry the show as its flexibility and powerful satellites
are well positioned to serve broadcasters looking for high-quality,
reliable transmissions from virtually anywhere in the world
- even from the middle of the ocean. The transmission of
the Today show broadcast, which aired on 26 and 27
March, was between the ship in the Atlantic Ocean and Verestar's
Holmdel and Glenwood, New Jersey earth stations. The capacity
was also used for full-bandwidth video 'cross-talking' between
sailors on the ship and their families. It was carried over
the Intelsat 605 satellite, located at 332.5șE.
Jonathan
Wald, Executive Producer of Today said that guaranteed reliability
of transmission that Intelsat could provide at short notice
resulted in its selection for transmission of the show.
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