Cablevision and iN DEMAND Networks Bring Howard Stern Video on Demand Service to iO Digital Cable Customers
March 13 2006 - 10:20AM
PR Newswire (US)
Unlimited Access to Uncensored 'Howard TV On Demand' Available to
iO Digital Cable Customers Starting March 14 for $9.95 Per Month
BETHPAGE, N.Y. and NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Cablevision Systems Corporation and iN DEMAND Networks today
announced that the Howard Stern subscription video on demand (SVOD)
service, Howard TV, will be available to iO: Interactive Optimum(R)
digital cable customers throughout the New York metropolitan area
starting March 14. The SVOD service gives cable customers unlimited
and uncensored access to in-studio footage filmed during Howard
Stern's popular morning satellite radio program, including the
ability to pause, fast-forward and rewind. Howard TV is the new
premium SVOD service that is all Howard Stern all the time --
featuring the only televised access to the outrageous in-studio
antics that occur during Howard's daily morning radio show. The
service also brings viewers the ultimate collection of Howard's
complete television catalogue spanning 11 years, with thousands of
hours of never-before-seen -- and never- before-uncensored -- video
footage. With Howard TV, viewers receive a rare "Howard's-eye view"
of everything that happens in the studio. "As Howard's cable
company here on Long Island, we're happy to give our customers more
of what they want -- Howard, on demand and uncensored," said
Patricia Gottesman, Cablevision's executive vice president of
product management and marketing. "The success of our Optimum
family of products is built on giving our customers what they want
when they want it at a value no other company can match." "We are
ecstatic that Howard's most loyal, passionate and hard core fans
will be able to see his new Sirius Radio program on demand,
uncensored and fresh daily, on Cablevision's iO platform," said
Robert D. Jacobson, president and CEO, iN DEMAND Networks. "By
furthering our partnership with Cablevision, Howard TV will now be
available to all VOD customers in the New York DMA, Howard's
backyard." Beginning March 14, iO customers can subscribe to Howard
TV for $9.95 per month directly through their television set on
channel 513 by simply using the remote control and following
on-screen prompts. Customers may also purchase Howard TV online at
http://www.io.tv/, or by calling their local customer service
representative. Howard Stern On Demand is available on iO channel
513 or can be accessed through the iO user interface. With more
than 2 million iO customers, two-thirds of Cablevision's cable
customers are iO digital cable customers, the highest digital
penetration in the nation. iO offers customers access to more than
200 channels, including 50 premium movie channels, 45 channels of
commercial-free digital music, more than 1,200 titles available on
demand at all times, an interactive programming guide, 18
high-definition programming services and groundbreaking interactive
television applications including subscription games packages.
About iN DEMAND Networks iN DEMAND Networks, the world's leading
PPV and VOD provider, delivers television premieres of the best
movies, championship boxing, mega-event wrestling, professional and
college sports, plus original entertainment. iN DEMAND's digital
lineup also offers MLB EXTRA INNINGS, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NHL CENTER
ICE, and MLS DIRECT KICK. iN DEMAND also owns and operates two
24-hour linear high definition television channels, INHD and INHD2.
The company's shareholders are Comcast iN DEMAND Holdings, Inc.,
Cox Communications Holdings, Inc., and Time Warner Entertainment --
Advance/Newhouse Partnership. Further information about the company
can be found at http://www.indemand.com/. About Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading
entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable
television operations serve 3 million households in the New York
metropolitan area. The company's advanced telecommunications
offerings include its iO: Interactive Optimum digital television,
Optimum Online high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice digital
voice-over-cable, and its Lightpath integrated business
communications services. Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC,
IFC, WE and other national and regional networks. In addition to
its telecommunications and programming businesses, Cablevision owns
Madison Square Garden and its sports teams, the New York Knicks,
Rangers and Liberty. The company also operates New York's famed
Radio City Music Hall, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas.
DATASOURCE: Cablevision Systems Corporation CONTACT: Marie
Stenberg, Cablevision Systems Corp., +1-516-803-2352, ; Ellen
Cooper, iN DEMAND Networks +1-646-638-8206, Web site:
http://www.cablevision.com/ http://www.indemand.com/
http://www.io.tv/
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