AtomTelevision to Launch on Cablevision's iO: Interactive Optimum Digital Cable Service.Business Editors & Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003 AtomTelevision, a joint venture between AtomFilms and Global Media Holdings, has announced the addition of its Atom atom [Gr.,=uncuttable (indivisible)], basic unit of matter; more properly, the smallest unit of a chemical element having the properties of that element. Structure of the Atom On Demand content to Cablevision's iO: Interactive Optimum(SM) digital cable service. Over the next year, AtomTelevision will provide iO users across Cablevision's digital footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. with access to approximately 20 hours of original programming. "We are delighted that Cablevision For the unrelated Canadian company, see . Cablevision Systems Corporation is an American cable television company. It is the 5th largest cable provider in the USA, with most customers residing in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. has agreed to incorporate our programming into its groundbreaking digital offering, and we look forward to demonstrating our unique appeal," said Andrew Tow, AtomTelevision's Chief Executive Officer. "iO customers will be among the first television viewers VIEWERS. Persons appointed by the courts to see and examine certain matters, and make a report of the facts together with their opinion to the court. In practice they are usually appointed to lay out roads and the like. Vide Experts. in the nation to experience our dynamic and exciting content." The programming AtomTelevision will make available to Cablevision's digital customers through Atom On Demand will demonstrate the quality and breadth of the content that will ultimately fuel Atom's 24-hour digital cable channel, scheduled to launch later this year. Interested iO customers will pay $2.95 to be able to access Atom programming selections on demand for a 24-hour period. The programming will include: -- Academy Shorts: Oscar's favorite short films and animations take center stage. -- Big Stars, Short Films: Innovative shorts featuring Hollywood heavyweights such as Ewan McGregor, Matthew McConaughey, Neve Campbell, Helena Bonham Carter, and Billy Bob Thornton. -- Animation Spotlight - Beyond Cartoons: Shorts chosen for their clever technique and vision, providing viewers with a new look into the world of animation. -- Atom Classics: Extraordinary films that have been honored by the world's leading film festivals and lauded by the discerning viewers at AtomFilms.com. -- Comedy Of Shorts: A collection of films that are neither safe nor predictable, which is what makes them so successful. The joint AtomTelevision venture is managed by cable industry veteran Andrew Tow, founder of Global Media Holdings and former Chairman of the Cable Division for Century Communications Corp. "We are very excited to extend to television the powerful brand that AtomFilms has created, and utilize the world's largest library of short form content to provide a dynamic new television experience," said Mr. Tow. AtomTelevision has also recently completed a deal with the nation's largest cable operator, Comcast Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the largest[1] cable television (CATV) company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. Cable Communications, Inc. to distribute its VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand content. AtomTelevision is in negotiations with leading cable and DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. satellite operators for carriage of the 24-hour AtomTelevision digital cable channel. Atom sites consistently rank among the top 50 most popular Web destinations in the US. The appeal of the channel's unique short-entertainment format has already been demonstrated by the online success of Atom web sites, which attract a loyal, advertising-friendly user base of over 18 million unique users every month, and has registered over 60 million users since its launch in 1998. AtomFilms short form entertainment has been distributed to over 150 partners worldwide in the television, airline, broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). and mobile markets. Providing content in partnership with cable operators for both a cable channel, VOD and Broadband formats, AtomTelevision will be fueled by its exclusive, high-quality library of thousands of short film and animation titles, highlighted by major award winners, and star-powered content. About AtomTelevision AtomTelevision(TM) is a joint venture between AtomFilms(R) and Global Media Holdings, offering a library of award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" and star-powered content for video-on-demand The ability to deliver a movie, sports event or other video program to a TV set whenever the customer requests it. Video-on-demand (VOD) typically refers to free and paid programs from the cable TV companies or the telephone companies that offer video over DSL lines. and digital cable distribution. For more information on AtomTelevision, please visit www.atomtelevision.com. |
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