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Microspace Communications Corporation is a provider of point-to-multipoint satellite services to distribute video, data and audio, particularly for corporate training, digital signage and digital cinema.[1].
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Overview
Originally founded in 1988. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc., a privately held diversified communications company with headquarters in Raleigh, NC [2].
Core Competencies
Digital Signage
Microspace's technology powers a large number of digital signage networks around the world.
Their deployment represents signage in approximately 10,000 locations and nearly 30,000 individual signage displays.
Microspace's Velocity is a high-speed video, data, and audio broadcasting service is used to deliver content.
In addition to content delivery, Microspace offers content creation, content aggregation, equipment installation and overall network management.
Digital Cinema
In 2006, Microspace had commitments from twelve theatre chains to deliver movies to 24 locations and delivered ten movies to theatres for Disney and Paramount Pictures including:
In 2007, the company successfully delivered 11 feature films from five studios and grew its network to 1,000 screens with over a dozen participating theater circuits within the United States, Canada, and Mexico:
- Transformers
- The Heartbreak Kid
- Disturbia
- Beowulf (both 2D and 3D)
- The Bee Movie
- Halloween
- The Game Plan
- 3:10 to Yuma
- Lions for Lambs
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Today, the Microspace network is currently installed at 1,000 screens in 38 states.
Video Services and Expert Resource Network
Microspace's Expert Resource Network gives broadcast news producers access to thousands of thought leaders from almost every major university in North Carolina including Duke University, Wake Forest and North Carolina State University in addition to top corporations and management consulting firms.
Although it originally offered thought leaders from North Carolina-based colleges and universities only, the network has recently been expanded nationally to include expert sources from Washington D.C., Atlanta, Boston, Texas and more.
These thought leaders provide commentary on hot topics and issues in the news. Some of these topics include the housing market, the upcoming presidential election and public health.
Microspace streamlines the liveshot production process for news producers and enables broadcast and cable networks seeking subject matter experts to connect remotely, via satellite or fiber feeds.
The Expert Resource Network has been a source of expert opinion and commentary for media outlets including Fox News, Bloomberg, CNN, ABC and MSNBC.
References
- Microspace Website
- Microspace History at official site
- Capital Broadcasting Company official website
- Digital Signage
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Categories:- Distribution companies of the United States
- Companies established in 1988
- Capitol Broadcasting Company
- Companies based in North Carolina
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