Thales to automate new movie releases
Technology provider Thales is hoping to automate new movie releases on its AVANT inflight entertainment system from around 2020 and to introduce live TV replay functionality by 2018. Currently, movies have to be manually uploaded to the aircraft by a technician on the ground, meaning that it may take a while for pre-release content to reach passengers. However, Thales said work is underway to beam this content to the aircraft by satellite as soon as early content rights permit. This functionality, which will be available as an option to Thales’ customers, is likely to come online around 2020, although Thales is hoping to go live sooner if possible. The wait is largely dependent on available bandwidth and satellite capacity, such as SES 17, which will not be available before then. <br/>
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Thales to automate new movie releases
Technology provider Thales is hoping to automate new movie releases on its AVANT inflight entertainment system from around 2020 and to introduce live TV replay functionality by 2018. Currently, movies have to be manually uploaded to the aircraft by a technician on the ground, meaning that it may take a while for pre-release content to reach passengers. However, Thales said work is underway to beam this content to the aircraft by satellite as soon as early content rights permit. This functionality, which will be available as an option to Thales’ customers, is likely to come online around 2020, although Thales is hoping to go live sooner if possible. The wait is largely dependent on available bandwidth and satellite capacity, such as SES 17, which will not be available before then. <br/>
