Cablevision Expands Free VOD Library

BETHPAGE, July 15:
Cablevision Systems has added hundreds of new programs to its free VOD library
available to iO TV digital cable customers, including a raft of programming
from MTV Networks.

The new content includes
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Logo’s Exes and Ohs and BET’s Baldwin Hills as well as a variety of educational and
entertainment programming for children and teens including Nick Jr.’s Blue’s
Clues, Noggin’s Franklin and The N’s Degrassi: The Next Generation.

The on-demand programming
from MTV Networks and BET Networks is accessible for free to digital customers
with a set-top box through the Free On Demand menu on the iO TV user interface.
All of the on-demand titles are presented with DVD-like functions including the
ability to pause, fast-forward and rewind through the remote control.

“With the addition of
leading cable programming from MTV Networks and BET Networks, Cablevision
continues to demonstrate our commitment to offering customers greater value and
more choice over their entertainment experience,” said John Trierweiler,
Cablevision’s senior VP of product management. “This expansion of the free
video on-demand library provides a broad range of content aimed at meeting the
diverse entertainment needs of our customers.”

—By Jackie Stewart