Delta Cable Customers get control with Video OnDemand

DELTA, BC, Feb. 24 /CNW/ - Delta Cable is making it even easier for customers to enjoy TV on their own schedule with the launch of Delta Cable Video OnDemand. Delta Cable customers in North Delta, Tsawwassen and Ladner are now in control of their TV viewing experience.

"Video OnDemand gives customers what they want, when they want it," said Craig Johnson, Regional Manager, Delta Cable. "There are no schedule constraints, so viewers get instant, automatic access with the ability to pause, rewind and fast forward putting them in control of their TV experience."

Video OnDemand is part of Delta Cable's ongoing commitment to provide customers with the most modern and exciting entertainment products.

Delta Cable's Video OnDemand content includes:

Free Zone and Subscription Channels;

Movie Central and Super Channel OnDemand; HD Movies and Movie Rentals; Special Events and Pay Per Episode; The new HBO mini-series "The Pacific" produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, which tracks the extraordinary experiences of three Marines across the vast canvas of the Pacific.

CTV's coverage of the Olympic Winter Games with up to 760 hours of Olympic coverage from February 13 through to March 31.

"We continue to invest in our modern fibre optic network and that allows us to deliver an enhanced range of entertainment and communications products and services that our customers have been asking for," says Mr. Johnson.

"As networks continue to make OnDemand content available Delta Cable will be working to expand our line-up so that our customers can continue to enhance their television viewing experience."

Delta Cable is an EastLink company. Communities benefiting from this upgrade include North Delta, Tsawwassen and Ladner.

For more information on Delta Cable Digital TV and to learn more about how to access a huge library of entertainment including movies, TV series, and special events through Video OnDemand, visit www.deltacable.com.

About EastLink

EastLink has more than 1,500 employees providing a range of communications, entertainment, television and advertising services to residential, business and public sector customers in Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia. EastLink has the distinction of being the first cable company in Canada to enter the telephone market, and the first communications and entertainment company in North America to combine cable, Internet and telephone service in a communications and entertainment bundle.

At EastLink, creativity, ingenuity and innovation are the driving forces behind our great products and services. EastLink has been recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for the past three years, and its parent company, the Bragg Group, was named Canada's Family Enterprise of the Year for 2009. For more information on EastLink, please visit eastlink.ca.

For further information: Tannis Goodfellow, Regional Marketing Manager, W: [phone], C: [phone], [email protected]