Comcast Corporation To Begin ReplayTV Service Trial In August; Customers Will Test ReplayTV Service as Part of Cable Package.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2000 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. and ReplayTV, Inc. today announced that select Comcast Cable customers in Burlington County, New Jersey Burlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county seat is Mount Holly. The county seat had been in Burlington, but as population moved away from the Delaware River a more central location was needed. As of 2000, the population was 423,394. will soon be offered ReplayTV digital video recorders See DVR. and the free ReplayTV Service as part of their cable service. Comcast Cable will lease the ReplayTV units to customers for $11.95 per month and provide free installation during a market trial to begin in August. "Digital cable technology is the foundation that enables customers to receive exciting new products, such as ReplayTV," said Dave Watson :For the 1970-80s footballer, see David Watson (footballer). Dave Watson (born November 20, 1961) is a former professional footballer who made 12 appearances for England. He was born in Liverpool and played for Liverpool F.C. , Comcast's executive vice president of sales, marketing and customer service. "During this trial, we expect to gain a great deal of knowledge from our customers about how this technology can enhance the value of their digital cable service in the near future and over the long term." "Comcast Cable always has been at the forefront of bringing new technology to the cable industry, so it's no surprise it is one of the first to offer a trial of the ReplayTV Service and digital video recorder. We believe Comcast customers will be delighted with the ReplayTV experience and this will translate into more television viewing and enhanced revenue opportunities for Comcast," said Kim LeMasters, chief executive officer of ReplayTV, Inc. With ReplayTV, viewers can pause, instant replay, rewind re·wind tr.v. re·wound , re·wind·ing, re·winds 1. To wind again or anew. 2. To reverse the winding of (recording tape or camera film). n. 1. The act or process of rewinding. , quick-skip, frame advance and watch in slow motion their favorite sports events and TV shows. Using ReplayTV personal television technology with the free ReplayTV Service, viewers don't have to miss their favorite programs because ReplayTV automatically searches, finds and records them for anytime playback Playback could mean:
Viewers also can create personal channels based on themes or shows. Every time viewers The Time viewer is a fictional device often used in science fiction. It is usually a device which functions along the same lines as a television, except that the picture depicts events in another time, either the past or the future. sit down to watch TV, the most current episodes of their favorite shows will be available on ReplayTV. About ReplayTV, Inc. ReplayTV, Inc., based in Mountain View, Calif., is the creator of ReplayTV, the original personal television service and the leading technology in digital video recorders. For more information, visit the ReplayTV website at http://www.replaytv.com or call toll free at 800/266-1301. About Comcast Cable Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSK, CMCSA) (www.comcast.com), a developer, manager and operator of 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). cable networks and provider of programming content. Comcast Cable is the third largest cable company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Providing basic cable, digital cable and high speed Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the services, Comcast Cable is the company to look to first for the communications products and services that connect people to what's important in their lives. At the close of 2000, the company's more than 10,000 cable division employees will serve more than 8.2 million customers in six geographic regions. |
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