Alaska to Become First Carrier to Offer APS digEplayer Portable Video on Demand Entertainment System.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors & Travel Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090903/bb4 SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2003 Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. announced today that it will be the first airline in the world to offer customers the APS digEplayer(TM), which uses portable, video-on-demand technology to deliver a spectrum of inflight entertainment choices -- including first-run movies -- in a convenient handheld device. The announcement was made prior to the World Entertainment Association's 24th Annual Conference & Exhibition, which begins this morning at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. "Offering our customers the latest high-technology inflight entertainment system in the industry is in keeping with our commitment to offer technology that makes flying more satisfying to our customers," said Gregg Saretsky, Alaska's executive vice president of marketing and planning. "We're proud to be the first airline to debut this impressive new system." Unlike traditional inflight entertainment systems, the state-of-the-art digEplayer(TM) literally puts the choice of what to watch or listen to in the hands of customers in the form of a portable device about the size of a DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. , but with superior audio and video quality. (High-resolution images of the device are available online for viewing at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com). And because the content cannot be duplicated or replayed once its proprietary battery runs out, it's possible to offer first-run movies not yet available on video in addition to its standard fare of classic films, television shows, children's programming, music and video games See video game console. . "For the first time, air travelers will have real inflight entertainment options," said Bill Boyer, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of APS, Inc. Alaska will offer digEplayer(TM) units beginning in October on all transcontinental flights Transcontinental flight is travelling by air from the Atlantic Ocean coast to the Pacific Ocean coast, or in the reverse. The first transcontinental flight was made by Calbraith Perry Rodgers to win the prize offered by publisher William Randolph Hearst. between Seattle and Newark/New York, Boston, Miami, Orlando, Washington National and Washington Dulles, as well as between Anchorage Anchorage (ăng`kərĭj), city (1990 pop. 226,338), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. and Chicago. The units will be available at no extra charge to all First Class passengers, and at least 32 units will be available in the main cabin for rental. Units may also be reserved in advance via alaskaair.com. Initially, a total of nine movies, three television shows and 10 hours of music will be offered. Content on the units will be provided by Twentieth Century Fox and Digital Music Express (DMX See DMX512. ). "This is one of the most exciting new products I have seen in a long time," said Julian Levin, executive vice president of digital exhibition, non-theatrical sales and distribution for Twentieth Century Fox. "People today want choices, and for the first time a portable device can offer multiple viewing opportunities in one small package. We are pleased to be the first entertainment company to be involved." Digital Music Express (DMX) Inflight Division will provide up to 10 hours of dynamic music content for the digEplayer(TM). "This product will give DMX Music Inflight Division the ability to provide cutting edge digital audio entertainment to Alaska Airline's passengers in-flight," said Beth Almberg, senior director, inflight, for DMX. Alaska Airlines is the nation's ninth largest carrier and was named 2003 Technology Leader of the Year by Air Transport World magazine. Alaska and its regional partner, Horizon Air, together serve 85 cities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and Mexico. For reservations go to www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090903/bb4 |
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