Moscow CableCom Corp. Announces Strategic Agreement With NTV-Plus; ComCor-TV to Expand Content Offerings.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2004 Moscow CableCom Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MOCC MOCC Mobile Operations Control Center MOCC Mobile Operations Control Center (US Navy mobile rapid deployment system providing C4I support) MOCC Mission Operations Control Center MOCC Mobile Operations Command Center ), owner of ComCor-TV ("CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television "), a Russian company that has licenses to provide telecommunications services to 1.5 million homes and businesses in Moscow, today announced that CCTV and NTV-Plus have reached an agreement pursuant to which CCTV will offer NTV-Plus's exclusive content to its growing network of premium cable television subscribers in Moscow. NTV-Plus, which provides premium television content through its satellite-to-home service, is making its proprietary programming available to subscribers of another television network for the first time ever, as a means of capturing a larger portion of the Moscow television market. Beginning this month, CCTV will offer its customers four unique packages of NTV-Plus programming content, including Nashe Kino kino the juice of certain plants, some tropical and some Australian eucalypts, used in medicine as an astringent. , which features exclusively Russian films; Premiera, a 24-hour- per-day movie channel that features recent films produced in the U.S. and Europe; KinoClub, which features films from the past 60 years; sports offerings through NTV-Plus Sport, NTV-Plus Soccer and NTV-Plus Sports-on-line; and Children's World Children's World is a charity based in the UK It is known internationally (as Children's World International). It was set up by Arabella Churchill in 1981 after the success of the Children's World area at the Glastonbury Festival. . The sports packages will allow CCTV's customers to view Champion League soccer matches, tennis, the National Hockey League National Hockey League (NHL) Organization of professional North American ice-hockey teams. The league was formed in 1917 by five Canadian teams; the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. It today consists of 30 teams in two conferences and six divisions. and the National Basketball Association National Basketball Association (NBA) U.S. professional basketball league. It was formed in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (1946). (NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= ) channel- many of which are broadcast live in Russian. Mikhail Silin, CCTV's General Director said, "We are pleased to have the opportunity to add this incomparable line of content to our existing line of broadband services, which also includes high quality, unlimited traffic Internet access See how to access the Internet. through our dedicated channels. CCTV is the only company in the Moscow market that operates a broadband network providing a range of world class information, entertainment and communication services." Mr. Silin continued, "Our new strategic agreement with NTV-Plus allows us to further improve our premium satellite TV selections, while, at the same time providing NTV-Plus the opportunity to disseminate its exclusive content to CCTV's fast-growing customer base through our rapidly expanding cable network in Moscow. We expect further improvements in market penetration and growth as a result of this significant addition to our offerings." CCTV offers a full range of services using competitive pricing structures through its access network to more than 190,000 homes in Southern and Central Administrative Regions in Moscow. The Company is planning to launch additional interactive digital TV services and IP telephony within the next year, as it continues to expand the reach of its access network in the City. About Moscow CableCom Moscow CableCom (www.moscowcablecom.com), is a US-based company quoted on the NASDAQ NM under the ticker "MOCC". The Company owns 100% of CCTV, a Russian company that has licenses to provide telecommunications services to 1.5 million homes and businesses in Moscow. CCTV is using access to an 8,000 Km MFON (Moscow Fiber Optic Network) to provide broadband services including cable television and high-speed Internet access to residential and business customers, with plans to add additional services including IP-based telephony. At present, CCTV has built an access network to more than 190,000 homes in the Southern and Central Administrative regions of Moscow, with plans to accelerate its growth in the near future. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 This press release contains "forward-looking statements", as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements relate to CCTV's development, including CCTV's ability to attract new subscribers, its ability to continue to expand its network, and Moscow CableCom's ability to raise funds for the expansion of CCTV's network, and are based on management's best assessment of Moscow CableCom's and CCTV's strategic and financial position and of future market conditions and trends. These discussions involve risks and uncertainties, and the actual outcome may differ materially from these statements. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended February 28, 2003 and other public filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. Moscow CableCom Corp. disclaims any obligation to update developments of these risks or to announce publicly any revision to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this release, or to make corrections to reflect future events or developments. |
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