ntl to Launch On Demand Digital TV Services to 100,000 Customers Over the Next Seven Days.LONDON -- ntl, the UK's leading digital cable TV company, today unveiled plans to launch Video on Demand - its next generation digital TV service - to 100,000 customers over the next seven days. As a result, the number of customers with its innovative ntl On Demand service will reach 375,000, just six months after its UK launch. This exclusive cable service takes digital TV viewing to a new level of choice, control and convenience. It provides a unique on demand viewing experience with a massive choice of films and programmes to enjoy. Over the next seven days, ntl Digital TV customers in Luton, Broxbourne, East and Central Herts, North and East Bedfordshire, Huddersfield and Dewsbury will be able to experience on demand TV for the first time. There's no need to buy new equipment, arrange installation or pay an additional monthly subscription. Following this stage of the roll out, ntl On Demand will be available to 1.67 milion homes within ntl's network. Video on Demand is the next step in the evolution of UK digital TV market. The service is exclusive to cable customers due to its integral high-speed fibre optic network. Satellite and terrestrial TV are unable to offer this service. ntl On Demand offers: --Hundreds of films available instantly including new releases for first time on TV --Pick of the Week to catch up on favourite programmes that have been missed --Over 50 hours of children's programmes every week with no advertising --A huge music video jukebox Video Jukebox was an American television program that aired from 1981 to 1986 on HBO. It was a monthly series that showcased music videos from the popular recording artists of the time such as Duran Duran, Prince, Madonna, REO Speedwagon, Culture Club, David Bowie, Blondie service featuring multi-platinum selling acts anytime of the day plus classic music videos --Standard features include pause, fast-forward and 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. Shai Weiss, Managing Director, ntl Consumer Products, said: "Cable's network advantage means that we can offer this type of outstanding on demand TV experience. It's exclusive to cable and the feedback from customers has been exceptional. Not only is there a great choice of what to watch, but it's also great value. For instance, King Arthur King Arthur: see Arthurian legend. , a recent movie premiere, was available for just 50p. Only cable offers that type of value, choice and convenience." ntl On Demand has huge support from the UK and international content industry. Partners include the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. , Paramount, Universal Music, Nickelodeon, Jetix, Warner Music, Entertainment Rights, VPL 1. VPL - visual programming language. ["VPL: An Active, Declarative Visual Programming System, D. Lau-Kee et al, 1991 IEEE Workshop on Vis Langs, Oct 1991, pp. 40-46]. 2. VPL - A dataflow language for interactive image processing. , The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Company, Hollywood Pictures, Touchstone touchstone Black, silica-containing stone used in assaying to determine the purity of gold and silver. The metal to be assayed is rubbed on the touchstone, and then a sample of metal of known purity is rubbed on the stone right next to it. Pictures, Miramax Film Corporation, Buena Vista International, Inc. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Pictures Classics, Columbia Pictures, TriStar, Pathe, Icon Films and Playboy TV Playboy TV is a pay-per-view adult television channel on cable and satellite services, and available in Brazil, United States, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland and Norway. The channel is owned by Playboy Enterprises. . About ntl Incorporated --ntl Incorporated (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 : NTLI) offers a wide range of communications and content distribution services to residential and business customers throughout the UK. --ntl is the UK's largest cable company with 3 million residential customers, and the UK's leading supplier of broadband services to consumers, with over 1.4 million broadband customers. --ntl's network can service 7.9 million homes in the UK. --Information on ntl and its products can be obtained at www.ntl.com |
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