Adelphia Moves Outdoor Channel to Expanded Basic in Western Pennsylvania

Adelphia Moves Outdoor Channel to Expanded Basic in Western Pennsylvania TEMECULA, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Outdoor Channel (TOC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OUTD), announced its move from Digital Plus service to Expanded Basic service on Adelphia Cable- Western Pennsylvania. The move, which makes TOC available through Adelphia's "Classic Cable" package, allows TOC to now be seen by more than 200,000 Adelphia customers in the Western Pennsylvania region. "We are very pleased with the move," said TOC's SVP of Affiliate Sales & Marketing, Amy Hendrickson. "More and more, operators are recognizing the vast demand for our programming, and subsequently are moving to make The Outdoor Channel available on a much broader scale in efforts to better satisfy their customer's needs." About The Outdoor Channel The Outdoor Channel is a national television network dedicated to providing the best in traditional outdoor programming to America's 82 million anglers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. The network features approximately 100 weekly hunting, fishing, shooting sports, rodeo, motorsports, gold prospecting and related outdoor lifestyle programs. Based on January 2005 Nielsen Media Research, The Outdoor Channel's universe is approximately 24.8 million subscriber homes -- delivered through a combination of cable and satellite dish viewers. The Outdoor Channel plans to launch a new and separate network to cable and satellite audiences, offering its popular outdoor programming entirely in high definition. Outdoor Channel 2 HD is scheduled to debut in July 2005 and will offer programming both shared and independent of the existing Outdoor Channel. For more information about The Outdoor Channel, please visit www.outdoorchannel.com. About Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (OUTD) is the owner of The Outdoor Channel and also owns and operates related businesses that serve the interests of viewers of The Outdoor Channel and other outdoor enthusiasts. These related businesses include LDMA-AU, Inc. (Lost Dutchman's) and Gold Prospector's Association of America, LLC. (GPAA). For more information about Outdoor Channel Holdings, visit www.outdoorchannelholdings.com. Safe Harbor Statement Information in this news release that is not historical fact may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), including statements, without limitation, regarding the company's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies about the future. The company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements. The company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions contained in those sections. In assessing forward-looking statements, readers are urged to read carefully all cautionary statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, if applicable. For these forward-looking statements, the company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Source: The Outdoor Channel CONTACT: Mike Hiles for The Outdoor Channel, +1-310-234-3200, mhiles@mphpr.com Web site: http://www.outdoorchannel.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment