Distribution agreement includes NBCU’s
Olympic content for Charter Cable®, including
expanded high definition (HD) and video on demand, and Charter
High-Speed Internet®
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) today confirmed a
distribution agreement with NBC Universal (NBCU) in which Charter will
feature NBCU’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games.
In addition to the more than 1,200 total hours of Olympics coverage on
seven NBCU networks – NBC, USA Network, MSNBC,
CNBC, Oxygen, Telemundo and Universal HD –
Charter customers will also receive:
High Definition – Charter HD customers
will have access to hundreds of hours of NBCU’s
Beijing Olympic Games HD coverage on NBC HD and Universal HD. Charter
will also carry two HD sport-specific channels for the Olympics: NBC
Olympic Soccer Channel and NBC Olympic Basketball Channel.
Video On Demand – Charter Digital
customers can enjoy all the emotion and excitement of the Games at their
convenience with NBCU’s 60 clips across
several categories, including Beijing 411; Meet the Athletes; and Team
USA Preview On Demand. At the start of the Games, the
In-Games package will feature access to the best events each day.
Content includes overall daily highlights by sport (approximately 15 per
day, some in HD), and “Rewind,”
approximately five to 10 of the best sessions/games per day.
High-Speed Internet – Charter
High-Speed Internet customers have access to a fast and reliable
Internet connection to view NBCU’s 2,200
hours of 25 events streamed live, plus full-event video replays,
extensive highlights, including daily recaps of key events, best-of
montages, commentator analysis and athlete-specific clips each day.
Visit NBCOlympics.com for more
information.
Foreign Language TV Coverage – In some
markets Charter will offer customers NBC’s
foreign language coverage from Beijing with commentary in one of the
host country’s native tongues, Mandarin
(Chinese), as well as Korean, for approximately six hours per day for
each language during the Games.
“Our customers will experience all the
athletes’ emotion and accomplishment in
stunning clarity with Charter’s high
definition.
