VDC.com to Launch AccuWeather Channel

VDC.com to Launch AccuWeather Channel

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- VDC.com and AccuWeather, based in State College, PA, today announced a distribution agreement to deliver a live AccuWeather television channel as part of the VDC.com channel lineup.

AccuWeather provides VDC's broadband television customers with 24-hour tracking of national weather conditions, forecasts and alerts, as well as original programming and expert commentary on extreme or historic weather events.

"Viewers depend upon AccuWeather's regular weather forecasts and critical updates. We're proud to provide VDC.com subscribers with such an essential service," said Jeff Rothschild, senior vice president of Program Acquisition. "Our customers will benefit from having the latest weather information available to them."

AccuWeather will be available tomorrow to VDC.com subscribers.

VDC.com or Virtual Digital Cable, is a linear television subscription service delivered via the Internet to personal computers.

AccuWeather joins the growing VDC line-up of live television channels including Al Jazeera English, Fashion Television, NASA, The Pentagon Channel, Shop NBC, QVC, The Associated Press, Democracy Now, The Soundtrack Channel and dozens of other linear cable television channels.

Financial and other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

About AccuWeather.com

AccuWeather, The World's Weather Authority(R), presents accurate, localized forecasts and severe weather bulletins via the Internet, mobile devices and IPTV, through the airwaves, and in print to over 106 million Americans each day. AccuWeather delivers a portfolio of customized products and services to media, business, government, and institutions, and informs millions of visitors worldwide through the free AccuWeather.com website. AccuWeather also provides content onto more than 20,000 third-party Internet sites, including CNN Interactive, ABC's owned and operated stations, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Visit http://www.accuweather.com/ for more information.

About VDC.com

Northbrook, Illinois-based VDC Corporation launched VDC.com on April 10, 2006 at the National Cable Television Association National Show in Atlanta. Debuting with 10 channels, VDC (Virtual Digital Cable) has been adding new channels every month. VDC utilizes Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) technology and offers multiple cable channels live to consumers via the embedded Microsoft Media Player, without the need for additional boxes or software. VDC is available in the 60 million U.S. households that have access to a high speed Broadband Internet connection plus millions of additional business and office locations. VDC has developed proprietary technology that allows it to capture, encode and stream multi-bit-rate video in a live format, at rates up to 3Mbits without the need for consumers to download special software or configure anything.

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Source: VDC.com

CONTACT: Jeff Rothschild, +1-800-478-2303 ext 715, or jeff@vdc.com , or
Melissa Skolnick, +1-800-478-2303 ext 713, or lissy@vdc.com , both of VDC
Corporation

Web site: http://www.vdc.com/
http://www.accuweather.com/

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