Celebrate Father's Day in High Definition
June 15 2007 - 1:38PM
PR Newswire (US)
Buying An HD Set For Dad This Father's Day? Make Sure He Has The
Best In High-Definition Programming - Including The Most Local
Sports In HD - To Go Along With It BETHPAGE, N.Y., June 15
/PRNewswire/ -- Does Dad see in HD? According to the National
Retail Federation, consumer electronics are expected to capture an
estimated 17.8% of the $9.9 billion that will be spent this year on
Father's Day gifts. Tops on many gift lists are sure to be
brand-new high- definition televisions. And for those families
giving Dad an HDTV this year, iO(R) digital cable offers the best
in high-definition programming, including the most local sports in
HD, without the additional equipment or programming charges tacked
on by satellite and telephone company TV providers. iO offers
subscribers access to 25 high-definition programming services, and
is the only way to see all the HD games of all nine area
professional sports teams - the Mets, Yankees, Jets, Giants,
Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Devils and Islanders. "With 25
high-definition programming services available, we believe that
there is no better gift to complement the purchase of a new HD
television this Father's Day than our iO digital cable service,"
said Theresa Chillianis, Cablevision's vice president of video
product management. "With iO digital cable, viewers are sure to
find their favorite sports, movies and educational programming all
presented in spectacular high-definition." For sports fans, iO's
high-definition programming is sure to be a hit, featuring a wide
selection of HD sports including; MSG Network; FSN New York;
SportsNet HD; YES HD; ESPN HD; VERSUS HD; The Golf Channel HD; and
MOJO. iO also delivers an expanded array of programming including
local broadcast stations from CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, PBS, My9 and the
CW11; Discovery HD, TNT, Universal HD and National Geographic HD,
in addition to movies on- demand and popular cable networks
including HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, The Movie Channel, and Starz.
Unlike other providers, Cablevision offers subscribers HD-capable
converter boxes at no additional cost over the standard box rental
fee and provides the high-definition feeds of premium movie
networks to all customers who subscribe to the standard-definition
version of the networks. Additionally, high-definition video on
demand movie titles are available anytime for $4.95 each, the same
price as their standard definition movies, which includes full
control over the viewing experience with the ability to pause,
fast-forward and rewind. With more than 2.5 million iO customers,
80 percent of Cablevision's cable customers are iO digital cable
customers, the highest digital penetration in the nation. iO offers
customers access to more than 240 channels, including 50 premium
movie channels, 45 channels of commercial-free digital music, more
than 1,700 titles available on demand at all times, an interactive
programming guide, 25 high-definition programming services and
groundbreaking interactive television applications including News
12 Interactive, and subscription games packages. About Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading
entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable
television operations serve more than 3 million households in the
New York metropolitan area. The company's advanced
telecommunications offerings include its iO: Interactive Optimum(R)
digital television, Optimum Online(R) high-speed Internet, Optimum
Voice(R) digital voice-over-cable, and its Optimum Lightpath
integrated business communications services. Cablevision's Rainbow
Media Holdings LLC operates several successful programming
businesses, including AMC, IFC, WE tv 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: Sarah Chaikin of Cablevision Systems
Corporation, +1-516-803-2352, Web site: http://www.cablevision.com/
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