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Direct - launched ahead of 2003 Gulf War to provide live and rolling news coverage of the conflict - is now being used by more than a hundred television networks worldwide.
Direct combines satellite delivery of video from the heart of the action with an interactive web page, which updates coverage 24/7 and allows Direct's Content Managers and broadcasters to communicate with each other in real-time via an interactive message board.
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What is Direct and why should I subscribe?
How will I know what Direct is covering?
What is the Desktop Ticker and what are the system requirements?
How and when do I receive Direct?
I want to subscribe to Direct, who do I need to speak to?
What is Direct?
Direct is a premium LIVE news service, delivered via satellite, available to television news companies who already subscribe to APTN's main satellite service/s.
Direct's satellite channels offer incoming LIVE material from APTN's fixed and mobile links from around the world.
Why should I subscribe to Direct?
Direct gives you access to news, as it happens.
Direct clients can use the incoming pictures live-to-air.
Direct satellite content details are available online, using a secure login, via 'Direct Online'.
Register via 'my Account' choosing your own username and password (access to Direct Online is for subscribers only). You will receive a confirmation email once your login is active.
Using your secure login, you will be able to access content information, planned coverage, and an interactive message board that gives you a direct line of communication with Direct's Content Managers - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. What is the Desktop Ticker?
The Desktop Ticker is available to all Direct clients.
The Desktop Ticker automatically updates content information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Imminent changes and announcements from the Direct Content Managers will also be communicated via 'Alerts', which are visible once you have downloaded the Desktop Ticker.
Access to the message board, giving you a direct line of communication with the Direct Content Managers - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, can also be launched via the Desktop Ticker.
What are the system requirements?
PC Compatible
32 Mb RAM
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP operating system
Internet Explorer 4.01 to 6.0
How do I receive Direct?
Direct is broadcast via satellite - the satellite will vary dependant on your location.
Details of the satellite co-ordinates will be forwarded once you have made the decision to subscribe to Direct. You will need an IRD (Integrated Receiver Decoder) to receive this service.
When do I receive Direct?
Direct's satellite channels operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you have any further questions or want to subscribe, select Contact Us and choose Direct in the drop-down service menu - editorial, sales (by country) and technical contacts will then be displayed. |