Continental Airlines today announced that it has entered into an agreement with LiveTV, L.L.C. (LiveTV) that will allow Continental to offer 36 channels of live,
inflight satellite-based television programming provided by DIRECTV(R), at every seat on Continental's new generation aircraft. The service is expected to be
available to customers on flights operating within the continental United
States beginning in January 2009.
In addition, Continental will be introducing onboard Wi-Fi services
including e-mail and instant messaging connectivity offered by LiveTV.
inflight satellite-based television programming provided by DIRECTV(R), at every seat on Continental's new generation aircraft. The service is expected to be
available to customers on flights operating within the continental United
States beginning in January 2009.
In addition, Continental will be introducing onboard Wi-Fi services
including e-mail and instant messaging connectivity offered by LiveTV.