Interactive Television
Networks, Inc. ('ITVN') Announces Free Offer of 5,000 Broadband
Enabled TV Set Top Boxes to Consumers Nationwide
ITVN, a leader in the fast growing Internet Protocol Television ('IPTV')
market, is offering up to 5,000 of ITVN's consumer friendly TV set top
boxes at no cost on a 'first come first served' basis and including a
free 15-day subscription to one of ITVN's critically acclaimed
interactive IPTV networks.
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Interactive Television
Networks, Inc. ("ITVN"), a leading provider of hardware, programming
software and interactive networks to the fast growing IPTV market
announces the distribution of up to 5,000 IPTV set top boxes to
consumers nationwide. ITVN is including a 15-day free subscription to
XTV Networks, ITVN's critically acclaimed adult network.
Consumers simply connect the ITVN TV set top box to their existing
home broadband/DSL router, cable modem router or wireless LAN and to
their television set though standard video connectors. The ITVN set
top box does not require a personal computer or additional hardware.
PC Magazine described ITVN's broadband enabled TV set top box as "a
technology breakthrough" with image quality that is "indistinguishable
from broadcast."
"ITVN has achieved an outstanding value proposition for consumers,
offering not only state of the art user friendly technology but
content delivered in a compelling format at an unbeatable price," said
Charles Prast, ITVN's CEO. "With the price of home broadband at ever
lower levels, consumers are able now to use the web to deliver
compelling content and true interactivity to their entertainment
appliance of choice, the television set." "ITVN leverages home
broadband, an existing infrastructure, to bypass the massive costs of
cable and satellite delivery. Consumers know that content delivered
directly from the Internet is also far more interactive and broad in
scope than anything that can be offered over traditional networks.
Simply put, ITVN's cost base and platform allow us to pass on
extraordinary value and service to consumers nationwide." According to
Nielsen//NetRatings there are over 60 million US broadband households,
those households being capable of benefiting from ITVN's product and
service. XTV Networks, ITVN's most popular network, consists of over
50 webcast 24/7 TV channels and as well as 10 interactive video
channels as part of the basic subscription as well as an extensive
library of Pay per View titles. Following the 15-day free trial, the
XTV Networks basic subscription is only $29.95 per month with no
long-term obligations.
For more information, please visit itvn. com or contact info@itvn.com.
About Interactive Television Networks Headquartered in Woodland Hills,
California, Interactive Television Networks, Inc. ("ITVN") is an
integrated developer, marketer, distributor and programmer of Internet
Protocol Television hardware and subscription channels. The ITVN
Network digital services are a completely interactive, end-to-end
video system delivered to consumers on demand through a proprietary TV
set top box. Consumers simply connect the ITVN box to their existing
broadband router and to their television set though standard video
connectors. No PC is needed and the ITVN box is "plug and play". ITVN
is a simple, completely discreet, single source solution for consumers
of content not available through traditional broadcast or satellite
channels and is an alternative distribution source for producers of
content. Using the Internet, ITVN eliminates traditional middleman
represented by the cable TV providers, satellite operators and
terrestrial broadcasters and sells subscription based services
directly to the consumer. The ITVN business plan centers on a number
of subscription channels and services accessed through a TV menu using
a remote control. ITVN is the only truly open, end-to-end solution to
manage and deliver new IPTV services, such as Broadcast TV,
video-on-demand ("VOD") and Network Personal Video Recorders ("PVRs"),
all from a single integrated solution. ITVN allows the installation,
deployment and operation of a wealth of TV-based applications. All
trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their
respective holders.
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