Beginning December 7, 2005, Cox Digital Cable will launch several new channels, giving our customers even more diversity in their channel lineup. 

The Packages
The Variety package grows with the addition of TV One, Shop At Home, PBS Kids Sprout and LOGO.  TV One is a new network, programming primarily to African-American adults, while Shop At Home features well-known personalities like Emeril, as well as hosts from popular programs on DIY, HGTV and Food Network.  Sprout is a fresh new destination devoted to preschool children and their parents and caregivers.  Rounding out the Variety additions is LOGO, developed by MTV and offering innovative originals, movies, documentaries and specials that reflect the diversity of the gay experience and appeal to a broad range of gay and non-gay viewers, friends and family.  These last two channels launch on December 28.

FitTV is the latest addition to the Sports & Information package, offering entertaining programs that will motivate viewers to reduce stress, create healthier meals, and build an active lifestyle.  Paquete Latino, our Spanish-language package, will feature mun2, a bilingual channel targeting young Latinos, Discovery Kids en Español and Discovery Viajar y Vivir, the first travel and lifestyle network that introduces people to new ideas, places and experiences.

Special Additions
A la carte premium services expand with the additions of QTN and GMA/Pinoy TV.  Q Television Network is a national gay television network run by and programmed for an audience that identifies itself as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and straight.  GMA/Pinoy TV is a 24-hour international channel designed for all Filipinos, which includes popular soap operas and entertainment programs.  Each will be sold a la carte for $10.00 per month.

TNT HD joins the Cox High Definition Cable lineup, offering native HD programming including NBA, Nextel Cup Races, all original movies and original series, select network television premieres and select series.

Premiums Go All-Digital
Also on December 7, the premium channels - HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and Starz - will move to a digital-only format.  Today, more than 98% of our premium service customers already subscribe to Cox Digital Cable and have access to multiple premium channels and the hundreds of other channels we offer through digital cable. By moving analog channels to digital, Cox frees up space to allow for the addition of more HD channels and advanced services. Considering how much can be done with the extra channel space and since so few premium service customers remain “analog-only,” it makes sense to remove the analog premiums. 

Analog Lineups Get A Face Lift
In our continued efforts to have a consistent lineup between North and South, several channels will be moving in both places.  Customers were notified of this change through a bill insert in their November statements and a print ad which ran on November 1 in the Union Tribune and North County Times.  For your reference, new lineups are available on our website at www.coxsandiego.com.