SureWest Partners With HDNet For Launch Of HDTV Over IP

24x7 High-Definition Networks Offer Original News, Sports, Entertainment and Movies

7-Dec-05

Leading independent telecommunications holding company SureWest Communications announced that leading high-definition networks HDNet and HDNet Movies are part of its high-definition television (HDTV) service set to launch this year. SureWest is currently finalizing its beta testing as it prepares to become the first company in the United States to offer HDTV commercially over its Internet Protocol (IP)-based fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network.""We are pleased to offer viewers in the Sacramento region the greatvariety of live and original news, entertainment and sports programming that can only be seen on HDNet and HDNet Movies,"" said Peter Drozdoff, SureWest's vice president of marketing. ""Through our HDTV channel lineup and launch of HDTV over IP, we are showcasing our dedication to providing customers with the highest-quality programming, sharpest picture available and a variety of emerging video products.""""We are happy to be partnering with SureWest to deliver the HDNet networks to their customers in the Sacramento region and to be providing them with great original high-definition programming and exclusive day-and-date premieres of theatrically released movies,"" said Mark Cuban, co-founder and president of HDNet. ""This is a great opportunity to be part of something as ground-breaking as the first launch of HDTV over an IP network.""

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