FAQ's
Q What other satellite services
besides HDTV entertainment and movie event feeds do you offer?
A Dedicated and non dedicated
satellite relay services for TV and cable broadcasters as well
as common feed domestic and international satellite
relays. We also offer non dedicated satellite time shares to
domestic TV outlets. This is our primary business.
Our entertainment event
feeds are a layered service fold-in available to the top
208 domestic TV/cable markets allowing them to successfully
compete in this very popular area of news and feature reporting
with larger Net affiliates located in their broadcast overlay.
Q How do you select which movies
and DVDs to do an on-camera 60 Second Critic review of?
A For theatrical films,
we must have ENG covered the premiere or attended the TV
Press Junket, as well as having one of our reviewers attend
a prerelease screening. We only review DVDs with extras
included.
Q How can I contact you about
your services/fees?
A Email any of our service sales
reps
here, or if you are a TV broadcast
venue, email your open
feed C/KU band downlink frequency for an electronic rate
card.
Q Is it correct that you sometimes embargo
competing event carry from your service?
A Yes. As a content provider in
a very competitive distribution field, we have to protect
our branding and name imprint. If we are not accredited to
attend an entertainment event we request access to, coverage
of that event by other venues will not be available to our
downstream broadcast outlets or pool
relays.
Q What factors influence your
decision as to what entertainment events to cover?
A Our decision to request
event accreditation is based on many factors -- including specific
requests from our largest downstream TV and cable outlets and
client Web syndicates. We also use data taken from the broadcasters
rating index, CelebrityQ rankings, and the popularity and frequency
of overall internet searches involving an entertainment event
or personality.
Q Is your entertainment event
coverage available to every broadcast and cable outlet on
your satellite and wire service feeds?
A Yes. Based on our QOC ratings
and exclusivity rights, our entertainment event coverage
is available to all of our broadcast TV/cable downstream venues
(currently the top 208 Nielsen markets) unless there is a
specific overlay or venue embargo on the event.
