Encore Media Corp. ENCORE channel launches on 18 cable systems; reaches more than 400,000 subscribers.ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1994--Encore Media Corp. (EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. ) Thursday announced that its ENCORE (Encore Real Time Computing, Inc., Melbourne, FL, www.encore.com) A computer company founded as Encore Computer Corporation in 1983 that specialized in real time systems. Encore was known for its unique Reflective Memory channel, a high-speed interconnect for up to 255 systems. channel, featuring hit movies of the '60s, '70s, '80s and more, has launched in front of more than 400,000 new cable households in 18 cities, representing all regions of the country, during the last few months. "ENCORE continues to be widely accepted among viewers wanting the best entertainment for their money," said EMC Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John J. Sie. "ENCORE has what it takes to meet the demands of cable viewers -- 24-hour, uncut, commercial-free movies for the best price possible. "With the "Going Forward Rules" now in effect, more cable operators will be looking at adding the Encore multiplex See multiplexing. service to increase cash flow," noted Sie. Among the major systems which recently launched ENCORE are: Cox Cable in Cleveland; Scripps-Howard in Knoxville, Tenn.; Cablevision Systems in Yonkers, N.Y.; and Comcast in Trenton, N.J. The ENCORE service counts more than 5 million subscribers nationwide. ENCORE focuses on high-quality, critically acclaimed movies receiving box office success which include award-winning stars and directors. Programming offers viewers a different movie every weeknight week·night n. A night of the week exclusive of Saturday and Sunday. week  nights and features a movie premiere every weekend evening.Founded in 1991 as a joint venture of JJS JJS Journal of Japanese Studies Communications Inc. and Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. ), Encore Media Corp. (EMC) is the largest provider of cable and satellite channels 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. . The 24-hour, uncut and commercial-free channels include: ENCORE; its Thematic the·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being a theme: a scene of thematic importance. 2. Multiplex service of six channels -- Love Stories-encore 2, Westerns-encore 3, Mystery-encore 4, Action-encore 5, True Stories & Drama-encore 6, WAM WAM - Intermediate language for compiled Prolog, used by the Warren Abstract Machine. "An Abstract Prolog Instruction Set", D.H.D. Warren, TR 309, SRI 1983. ! America's Youth Network-encore 7, and STARZ!-encore 8, the first-run premium movie service. In addition, EMC provides the International Channel offering multi-ethnic cable programming to more than 6.1 million subscribers in the United States and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . -0-
ENCORE MEDIA CORP.
ENCORE CHANNEL NEW LAUNCHES
(Launches between 7/94-11/94)
Western Region LA/TX:
MSO CITY/STATE BASIC SUBS
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Northland LaConner, Calif. 6,308
Northland LaMesa, Texas 3,351
Northland Chowchilla, Calif. 1,460
Colony Palm Desert, Calif. 67,000
Summit Seattle 10,000
Northland Stephenville, Texas 4,765
Westar
Communications Auburn, Calif. 3,173
Marcus Cable San Angelo, Texas 27,000
Westar
Communications Osburn, Idaho 3,784
Northeast Region:
MSO CITY/STATE BASIC SUBS
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Cablevision
Systems Yonkers, N.Y. 43,000
Comcast Trenton, N.J. 41,000
Comcast Salisbury, Md. 20,000
Cablevision Portchester, N.Y. 12,000
Central Region:
MSO CITY/STATE BASIC SUBS
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Cox Cable Cleveland/Parma, Ohio 63,000
Southeast Region:
MSO CITY/STATE BASIC SUBS
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Jones
Spacelink Panama City Beach, Fla. 8,000
Beach Cable Panama City Beach, Fla. 1,500
Springfield Springfield, Fla. 2,706
Scripps-Howard Knoxville, Tenn. 90,000
TOTAL 408,047
Note:
Total multiplex channel subscribers
(As of November 1994) 20.6 million+
CONTACT: Encore Media Corp., Englewood Jo O. Danielski, 303/267-4041 
I am dissappointed that encore removed the "Rifleman" and "The Big Valley from its line upI grew up in the era, and really enjoy the movies, as I'm sure many more do. Please put these movies back on the schedule.
Regards, Patrick Bangeman Woodstock, Illinois pbev65@gmail.com |
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