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Early Pioneer in Pure
Digital IPTV Roll-out Launches WealthTV
Other Topics: Video over IP,
IPTV Technology Issues
WealthTV
May 9, 2006
WealthTV Joins Oklahoma's Pioneer Video Lineup
San Diego, CA -- WealthTV, the premier lifestyle and entertainment
network, announced today that it has reached an affiliation
agreement with Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to bring the
network's lifestyle and entertainment channel to Pioneer viewers in
over 70 communities in Oklahoma. Within the next few weeks,
subscribers to Pioneer's cable services will be able to enjoy
WealthTV's unique and original programming lineup, which gives
viewers invaluable insights on what every American dreams of - from
travel secrets to fast cars, from better etiquette to better
investing, and much more. Pioneer will offer its customers WealthTV
in two formats, digital and video-on-demand. WealthTV in digital
will be featured on channel 114.
"With the addition of WealthTV, Pioneer continues its tradition of
offering its customers exciting and unique programming in multiple
formats," said Dean Harris, General Manager of WealthTV. "WealthTV's
broad appeal and ability to allow viewers to live the American dream
by simply watching their TV will deliver what Pioneer subscribers
are seeking." |
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Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. has 53,000 phone lines in
central and western Oklahoma. Pioneer, one of the early leaders in
launching pure digital IPTV, started providing IPTV in July 2004.
Today it has achieved over 5,300 TV customers, and continues to grow
by offering robust bundled services.
"Pioneer subscribers will now be able to enjoy WealthTV's original
and compelling programming featuring shows on exotic travel to
luxurious lifestyles to programs on the latest medical advances, in
pure digital as well as on VOD," stated Scott Ulsaker, Video
Business Manager for Pioneer Telephone and Digital TV. "We are
excited to add WealthTV to our robust channel lineup as well as the
addition of WealthTV's entertaining video-on-demand programming."
About WealthTV
WealthTV is the premier lifestyle and entertainment network - the
destination for exclusive and original programming, simultaneously
transmitted in high definition and standard definition. WealthTV
delivers to viewers informative shows that provide invaluable
insights on what every American dreams of - from travel secrets to
fast cars, from better etiquette to better investing, and much more.
Televised 24 hours a day, seven days a week, viewers of WealthTV
consider themselves to be successful wherever they may be in life.
The network fills a television vacuum by delivering intellectually
stimulating, thought-provoking entertainment and always-unbiased
news from an insider's perspective. For more information, please
visit
http://www.wealthtv.net.
About Pioneer
Pioneer Telephone is a multi-service communications company with
more than 140,000 total customers in 30 Oklahoma counties. Serving
customers since 1953, Pioneer is the third largest telephone
cooperative in the United States. Pioneer provides an array of
communications products and services, including Local Telephone
Service, Digital TV, Cellular, High-Speed Internet, Long Distance,
Internet, Paging, Security Systems, Key System Sales/Maintenance and
Directory Advertisement. More information is available at http://www.ptci.com. |
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