Adelphia Extends Partnership with Gotuit Media to Enhance On Demand Programming with Personalized Viewing

Adelphia Extends Partnership with Gotuit Media to Enhance On Demand Programming with Personalized Viewing

Viewers to have instant access to the best moments in television

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Adelphia Communications and Gotuit Media Corp, the leading provider of personalized on demand products, today announced an extension of their partnership to bring Gotuit's on demand products -- Gotuit Music On Demand(TM), Gotuit News On Demand(TM), and Gotuit Sports On Demand(TM) -- to Adelphia's digital subscribers in the Western New York area.

With Gotuit's on demand products, Adelphia customers in Western New York now have the ability to instantly view their favorite music videos, sporting events and related content, and access the latest breaking news stories through their standard remote control, giving them a much more powerful and personalized viewing experience. Gotuit Music On Demand, Gotuit News On Demand, and Gotuit Sports On Demand are available today to digital subscribers in the Buffalo area on channels 920, 921, 922, respectively.

"The partnership with Gotuit offers our customers an even larger selection of on demand programming as well as our ongoing commitment of providing our customers with state-of-the-art technology and entertainment value," said Thomas Haywood, area vice president of operations, Adelphia Communications -- Buffalo. "We are very impressed with Gotuit's technology and products, and its ability to provide new, advanced viewing options for our digital cable customers."

Haywood added, "The initial results of Gotuit's products, launched earlier this year in Adelphia's other Northeast Region locations, have been exceptional, and our customers in Western New York have experienced the same powerful on demand viewing experience."

"We are very excited to be extending our relationship with Adelphia to bring our personalized on demand products to their digital subscribers in Buffalo, N.Y. and surrounding areas," said Mark Pascarella, president, Gotuit Media Corp. "By offering our extensive array of on demand products and advanced, personalized viewing capabilities in the areas of music, news and sports, Adelphia can leverage its existing digital platform to enhance digital cable programming, products and services."

"Technology continues to provide the cable industry with an evolving array of new products and services transforming how people interact with their television," said Steve Edelman, area director of marketing and sales, Adelphia Communications. "In this sector of entertainment, competition for the customers' dollar is challenging. We believe that cable television has the platform to continue delivering future technology where our competitors can not, Gotuit Media reflects this."

Customers who subscribe to digital cable service automatically have access to Adelphia OnDemand with their existing equipment, while customers with classic cable simply need a digital receiver for access to OnDemand. For more information about OnDemand services from Adelphia please call 1-888-683-1000 or visit http://www.adelphia.com/.

About Gotuit Media's On Demand Products

The following products are powered by Gotuit Media's flagship technology, Gotuit On Demand(TM) -- a patented navigation platform that combines segment metadata with on demand video content. Gotuit On Demand allows digital subscribers to personalize their viewing experience. Viewers can access the parts of a program in which they are most interested, without having to watch the program in its entirety -- giving consumers a more powerful, relevant and enriching viewing experience.

Gotuit Music On Demand houses the largest video-on-demand library of music videos and related content that exists today, including music video programming from leading content providers such as the Universal Music Group, Kung Fu Records, Eagle Rock Entertainment and IRIS Distribution. Gotuit gives subscribers instant access to hundreds of the hottest music videos -- empowering viewers to be their own 'VJ' by creating a personalized music video viewing experience. Gotuit Music on Demand also provides a variety of innovative and exciting advertising, sponsorship and commerce opportunities not otherwise available through traditional video on demand (VOD).

Gotuit News On Demand is the industry's only television newscast produced exclusively for VOD. It allows subscribers complete control over what parts of a news program they want to watch. Every day, Gotuit provides more than one hour of indexed news content from Reuters, Associated Press and local sources.

Gotuit Sports On Demand offers a complete suite of indexed programming from professional and collegiate sports including: football, basketball, baseball, hockey, lacrosse, boxing, wresting, among others. From instructional videos to classic championships, viewers can experience sports like never before. Viewers can choose to watch an entire game, a 20-minute condensed version, the highlights, the big hits, or just their favorite players. Games can be made available on demand within minutes of the final whistle.

About Gotuit Media Corp.

Gotuit Media is dedicated to enabling the intelligent navigation of on demand video content. Its flagship offering, Gotuit On Demand(TM), is a patented indexing technology that combines segment metadata with on demand video content, allowing consumers to quickly access the parts of a show in which they are the most interested. Gotuit works with both operators and content owners to provide viewers with instant access to the very best moments in television. The company has established partnerships with leading content providers in the areas of Music, News, Sports, and Entertainment.

Gotuit holds a broad portfolio of patents in the time-shifted video space, including several landmark awards concerning video metadata. Founded in 2000, Gotuit Media is privately held and funded by Highland Capital Partners, Atlas Venture, Motorola and other investors. Additional information can be found on Gotuit Media's web site at http://www.gotuit.com/.

About Adelphia

Adelphia Communications Corporation is the fifth-largest cable television company in the country. It serves customers in 31 states and Puerto Rico, and offers analog and digital video services, high-speed Internet access and other advanced services over Adelphia's broadband networks.

Media Contacts: For Adelphia: For Gotuit Media: Laurie Lis Terry May Adelphia Communications HighTech Public Relations, Inc. 716-558-8579 terrymay@hightechpr.net 321-632-1690 Ben Roberts E-3 Communications 716-854-8182

Source: Gotuit Media Corp.

CONTACT: Laurie Lis of Adelphia Communications, +1-716-558-8579; or Terry May of HighTech Public Relations, Inc., +1-321-632-1690, terrymay@hightechpr.net; or Ben Roberts of E-3 Communications, +1-716-854-8182

Web site: http://www.gotuit.com/

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