NexGen Telecom Acquires USDTV Assets and Continues Providing Unique Over-the-Air Cable Alternative.The MountainWest Sports Network Added to USDTV's Low-Cost, Family-Friendly Line Up SALT LAKE CITY -- NexGen Telecom, LLC today announced it has acquired the assets of U.S. Digital Television, LLC (USDTV USDTV US Digital Television, Inc. ) from bankruptcy court and added The MountainWest Sports Network (the mtn.) to the USDTV service. USDTV's unique subscription TV service provides consumers with a low-cost, family-friendly alternative to cable. USDTV was the first all-digital and high-definition pay TV service in the U.S. to be broadcast "over-the-air" to a regular TV antenna. Charles S. McNeil, Chairman of NexGen Telecom, LCC, the principle owner of USDTV, has selected digital broadcasting pioneer, Steve Lindsley as the Chief Executive Officer. Additional information about the management team, product details and pricing will be announced soon. "Acquiring the USDTV assets and hiring Steve Lindsley as our chief executive were critical steps needed to boldly move our company forward as we enter the competitive digital services marketplace," said Mr. McNeil. "Steve and his management team have led the industry and were the first group in the U.S. to distribute cable networks 'over-the-air' using the digital spectrum of local broadcasters." "We are excited to work with Charlie and his team at NexGen Telcom to achieve our goal of providing local communities with a low-cost digital TV service," said Steve Lindsley, Chief Executive Officer of USDTV. "The new USDTV will put even greater emphasis on family-friendly content, one of the founding principles of the company. Adding The Mountain demonstrates that commitment." The MountainWest Network (the mtn.) USDTV has expanded its channel offering by adding The MountainWest Sports Network (the mtn.), which will be available to existing customers as early as this weekend. A limited number of new USDTV subscriptions will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. New customers can request service by going online to www.usdtv.com. The company is in the process of replenishing service equipment inventories and increasing installation capacity, and will help new customers as quickly as possible. Subscribers will be able to enjoy most of the major athletic events of the Mountain West Conference along with other local high school sports, Olympic sports, education and lifestyle content and original programming of interest to Mountain West fans. The new sports network will be available to subscribers for an additional $4.95 a month. USDTV is also being sold through selected Wal-Mart stores in Salt Lake City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Albuquerque and Las Vegas. About NexGen Telecom, LLC NexGen Telecom, LLC is an affiliate of NexGen Resources Corporation and is focused on investments in the growing and dynamic telecommunications industry. NexGen Resources Corporation is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and was founded in 1993 by Charles S. McNeil. NexGen and its affiliated entities comprise a closely-held investment group which manages a diverse portfolio of investments in companies at multiple stages of growth and across multiple industries, with an emphasis on natural resources and energy. About USDTV USDTV was formed in 2003 and was the first "over-the-air" terrestrial digital subscription TV service in the United States offering consumers a low-cost alternative to cable. The service is broadcast to customers for $19.95 a month, using the digital signals of local TV station partners. Customers receive USDTV with a standard VHF/UHF antenna and a propriety digital TV converter box. The USDTV service includes all the local and national broadcast channels from networks like ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , CBS, FOX and NBC, along with many leading cable networks such as Fox News Channel, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , ESPN2, Discovery, TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography. TLC abbr. 1. thin-layer chromatography 2. , The Disney Channel, Toon Disney, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, HGTV HGTV Home and Garden Television , The Food Channel and Starz. USDTV averages 30 all-digital channels per market and enables viewers to receive high-definition pictures and surround sound, when available from their local broadcast stations. The USDTV set-top-box produces a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. quality picture on any TV and an HD quality picture and digital surround sound on an HD-Ready TV with home theater equipment. USDTV is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . For more information see www.usdtv.com. About The MountainWest Sports Network (the mtn.) The MountainWest Sports Network (the mtn.) is the first and only network completely dedicated to an NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletic conference. Founded by CSTV Networks and the Mountain West Conference, the mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network is built upon the passion surrounding the Mountain West community and will feature comprehensive coverage of the nearly 20 MWC men's and women's sports, local high school sports, Olympic sports, education and lifestyle content and original programming. The mtn. launched on September 1, 2006 and is bringing viewers MWC athletics across multiple sports. This year's preliminary schedule includes 165 games, including 30 football games, 75 men's basketball games, 23 women's basketball games, conference championships and men's and women's Olympic sports. Fans can also see coaches' shows, pre- and post-game analysis, and news about conference teams, players and more. The mtn. is jointly owned by Comcast and CSTV and managed by Comcast SportsNet. The MWC is one of the top collegiate conferences in the college sports arena, comprised of nine Division I-A institutions: Air Force Academy, Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. , Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. , San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. , TCU, UNLV, University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in 1889. It also offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering. , University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. and University of Wyoming UW is a national research university prominent in the fields of environment and natural resource research, specializing in agriculture, energy, geology, and water resource related fields. . |
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