AT&T U-verse TV to Include IMF: The International Music Feed

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and IMF: The International Music Feed today announced a distribution agreement to deliver IMF’s linear music channel and on-demand music videos as part of the AT&T U-verse(SM) TV programming lineup.

SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) September 5, 2006 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and IMF: The International Music Feed today announced a distribution agreement to deliver IMF’s linear music channel and on-demand music videos as part of the AT&T U-verse(SM) TV programming lineup.

Under the agreement, AT&T U-verse TV customers will have access to IMF’s 24-hour music television programming, featuring music videos, performances and specials from around the globe. AT&T U-verse TV will also offer IMF’s extensive on-demand music video library, which includes one of the world’s largest collections of on-demand music videos from current and classic chart-topping artists.

said Amy Friedlander, senior vice president of programming, AT&T Operations, Inc.

“We are delighted to add IMF’s engaging and entertaining music content to the AT&T
U-verse lineup,” said Amy Friedlander, senior vice president of programming, AT&T Operations, Inc. “AT&T U-verse customers will have a diverse and robust musical experience through IMF’s global fare.”

“AT&T U-verse is a natural distribution platform for IMF, since both IMF and AT&T seek to deliver new and compelling entertainment experiences to our customers,” said Andy Schuon, president of IMF. “Through our music television service and on-demand library, AT&T U-verse customers can now experience the world’s best videos, including the biggest hits from the U.S. and around the world.”

AT&T U-verse TV is delivered by Project Lightspeed, the company’s initiative to expand the fiber-optics network deeper into neighborhoods to deliver U-verse TV, AT&T Yahoo!® High Speed Internet U-verse Enabled and, in the future, Voice over IP services. Through its subsidiaries, AT&T expects to reach nearly 19 million households by the end of 2008 as part of its initial deployment, using fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) technologies.

Financial and other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Find More Information Online:

Podcasts:
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Media Kits:
U-verse – AT&T plans to bring IP-based services, including video, to millions of customers.
Delivering the Digital Lifestyle – Anywhere, anytime, on three screens: the TV, the PC and wireless phone.

Web Links:
AT&T U-verse Web Site
IMF Web Site
FTTX Wikipedia Entry
IPTV Wikipedia Entry

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Marty Richter
Office: (314) 982-1787
E-mail: mrichter@attnews.us        

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About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed DSL Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with 57.3 million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T products and services is available at www.att.com.

About IMF: The International Music Feed
IMF: The International Music Feed is a global pop music brand that has a 24 hour cable/satellite TV channel. In addition, IMF offers video-on-demand, broadband, and mobile content around the world as well as 30 audio channels of music. IMF programming is also now available on multiple national mobile carriers in the U.S., the U.K. and France. IMF.com connects all of The International Music Feed's platforms with music content, program listings, news and a fast-growing social network of bloggers. IMF is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 75 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's largest global music publishing operations.

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