Consolidated Extends CloverLeaf Digital's Walled Garden

Consolidated Extends CloverLeaf Digital's Walled Garden

Consolidated Communications Signs 3-Year Extension for CloverLeaf's Interactive TV Service

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- CloverLeaf Digital LLC, a leading provider of interactive television applications and services, announced today that it has signed Consolidated Communications, the fourteenth largest independent local telephone company in the United States, to a multi-year extension for CloverLeaf's signature DotDaily localized walled garden interactive TV service.

CloverLeaf's interactive localized news & information TV service (often known as a walled garden), provided to Consolidated Communications and other telephone and cable companies, includes news and sports coverage from Associated Press, local weather from AccuWeather, local entertainment guides and horoscopes; as well as local content such as community events calendars, school lunch menus and community slide shows, published by community organizations with CloverLeaf's DashDaily community publishing tools.

Consolidated Communications, which distributes the DotDaily service to its IPTV Digital Video subscribers in central Illinois and southeast Texas has found that CloverLeaf's walled garden is an important competitive differentiator. "We have found that our walled garden changes user behaviors. Customers use our service to quickly access information that otherwise is inconvenient to find. This results in a higher degree of customer satisfaction, greater retention rates, and a TV product that avoids the me-too syndrome," said Robert Koester, Consolidated Communications, Senior Manager IP Product Development. "We are pleased to continue with CloverLeaf, and look forward to expanding our relationship further."

"With substantial numbers of video subscribers in two states, Consolidated Communications is one of the most important IPTV providers in the country. Consolidated was our first IPTV customer two years ago, and we are pleased to be continuing our relationship with a valued customer as we expand our IPTV customer base," said CloverLeaf's Founder and Managing Partner, Lawrence Brickman.

About CloverLeaf Digital LLC

CloverLeaf Digital is the leading independent provider of interactive TV walled garden portal services in the United States. Distributed in over 150 cities, CloverLeaf's interactive network provides telephone companies, cable operators, and other distributors of digital video with the ability to offer on-demand localized news and information to their subscribers. CloverLeaf's turnkey offering is optimized for the underlying TV platform, customized to meet the operator's requirements, and localized for the communities in which it is distributed. For more information, visit CloverLeaf Digital at www.cloverleafdigital.com.

About Consolidated Communications Incorporated

Consolidated Communications is a family of companies offering voice and data communications services to both business and residential customers, including local and long distance, Internet, business systems, retail and wholesale operator services, public services and fully integrated telemarketing and fulfillment services. For more information, visit Consolidated Communications at www.consolidated.com.

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CONTACT: Lawrence Brickman of CloverLeaf Digital LLC, +1-718-438-6448

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