Early Pioneer in Pure Digital IPTV Roll-out Launches WealthTV

Early Pioneer in Pure Digital IPTV Roll-out Launches WealthTV

WealthTV Joins Oklahoma's Pioneer Video Lineup

SAN DIEGO, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthTV, the premier lifestyle and entertainment network, announced today that it has reached an affiliation agreement with Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to bring the network's lifestyle and entertainment channel to Pioneer viewers in over 70 communities in Oklahoma. Within the next few weeks, subscribers to Pioneer's cable services will be able to enjoy WealthTV's unique and original programming lineup, which gives viewers invaluable insights on what every American dreams of - from travel secrets to fast cars, from better etiquette to better investing, and much more. Pioneer will offer its customers WealthTV in two formats, digital and video-on-demand. WealthTV in digital will be featured on channel 114.

"With the addition of WealthTV, Pioneer continues its tradition of offering its customers exciting and unique programming in multiple formats," said Dean Harris, General Manager of WealthTV. "WealthTV's broad appeal and ability to allow viewers to live the American dream by simply watching their TV will deliver what Pioneer subscribers are seeking."

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. has 53,000 phone lines in central and western Oklahoma. Pioneer, one of the early leaders in launching pure digital IPTV, started providing IPTV in July 2004. Today it has achieved over 5,300 TV customers, and continues to grow by offering robust bundled services.

"Pioneer subscribers will now be able to enjoy WealthTV's original and compelling programming featuring shows on exotic travel to luxurious lifestyles to programs on the latest medical advances, in pure digital as well as on VOD," stated Scott Ulsaker, Video Business Manager for Pioneer Telephone and Digital TV. "We are excited to add WealthTV to our robust channel lineup as well as the addition of WealthTV's entertaining video-on-demand programming."

About WealthTV

WealthTV is the premier lifestyle and entertainment network - the destination for exclusive and original programming, simultaneously transmitted in high definition and standard definition. WealthTV delivers to viewers informative shows that provide invaluable insights on what every American dreams of - from travel secrets to fast cars, from better etiquette to better investing, and much more. Televised 24 hours a day, seven days a week, viewers of WealthTV consider themselves to be successful wherever they may be in life. The network fills a television vacuum by delivering intellectually stimulating, thought-provoking entertainment and always-unbiased news from an insider's perspective. For more information, please visit http://www.wealthtv.net/.

About Pioneer

Pioneer Telephone is a multi-service communications company with more than 140,000 total customers in 30 Oklahoma counties. Serving customers since 1953, Pioneer is the third largest telephone cooperative in the United States. Pioneer provides an array of communications products and services, including Local Telephone Service, Digital TV, Cellular, High-Speed Internet, Long Distance, Internet, Paging, Security Systems, Key System Sales/Maintenance and Directory Advertisement. More information is available at http://www.ptci.com/.

For more information, contact:

Charles Herring
WealthTV
858-270-6900
Charles.Herring@wealthtv.net

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Source: WealthTV

CONTACT: Charles Herring, WealthTV, +1-858-270-6900,
Charles.Herring@wealthtv.net

Web site: http://www.ptci.com/

Web site: http://www.wealthtv.net/

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