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Durham Bulls Hit a Homerun as MLB Network’s First High Definition Minor League Game Telecast

Durham, NC –July 15, 2010  - HD isn’t just for Major League Baseball clubs anymore. In a first for Minor League Baseball, the Durham Bulls (Triple-A – Tampa Bay Rays) vs LeHigh Valley Iron Pigs (Triple-A – Philadelphia Phillies) game on June 28th was broadcast live from the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in high definition. The game was available on MLB Network, which reaches more than 55 million cable, telco and satellite homes nationwide. Through the efforts of MLB Network, Microspace Communications, Explorer Post 50 and Time Warner Cable, the HD broadcast of the game, which was won by the Bulls with a walkoff hit, was available to baseball fans across the country.

According to Bonnie McNay, Manager of Video Services at Microspace “It’s wonderful to add this event to Capitol Broadcasting’s long list of high definition accomplishments”.

Equally exciting was the fact that the entire game was produced on site by Explorer Post 50, a cadre of dedicated high school students sponsored by Fox50 TV and the Bulls.

The Bulls scored two runs in the ninth to rally past Lehigh Valley so it was a good day all around in Durham and for MLB Network.

Microspace Communications, a subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting Company in Raleigh, NC, was responsible for the transmission of the Durham broadcast which was received at Microspace in Raleigh, fibered and rebroadcast nationally from MLB Network’s headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey.
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About Capitol Broadcasting
Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.

Drifting Satellite (Zombiesat) Poses No Threat To Microspace Services

The Intelsat satellite, Galaxy 15, which had operated from the 133 degree West Orbital slot recently malfunctioned and is in a drift in the direction of the 131 degree West Slot.

According to Ron Burns, Chief Engineer at Microspace, “It’s unfortunate that Galaxy 15 has experienced a problem but, to be clear, it presents absolutely no threat to any services that Microspace provides.”

A significant portion of Microspace services are Ku Band services and, as a result, are not affected by Galaxy 15’s active C-Band payload. Microspace does operate services on the AMC 3 satellite located at 87 degrees but Galaxy 15 will not drift far enough to reach that slot. It’s likely that the satellite will remain in a drift thru the summer months and will eventually reach an orbital libration point at the105 degree orbital slot.

A libration point is the location between the earth and the moon where the gravitational pull on the satellite is equal and the satellite, as a result, remains in that position indefinitely. Galaxy 15 would end its drift at this point and join over 150 dead satellites that reside there.

About Microspace
Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), a subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting Company, is a leader in satellite services for digital cinema, business communications, digital signage and many other applications. The company operates one of the largest global business satellite broadcasting networks with over a quarter of a million remote sites worldwide.

About Capitol Broadcasting
Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.

World Class Satellite Delivery Solutions are now combined with 3G and 4G Wireless Technology

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) February 16, 2010 -- In addition to complete turnkey offerings including satellite delivery services and cellular services, Microspace now offers a variety of modems and wireless routers that utilize 3G or 4G technologies. The company has previously announced an agreement with Aeris Communications which operates the nation's largest M to M celluar network that utilizes over 40 carriers nationwide.

The growth of the Microspace digital cinema delivery network has reached a milestone ensuring the most cost effective method of digital cinema delivery over competing satellite networks and alternative forms of delivery such as hard drives.