CloverLeaf Digital Provides News Video Clips from Local CBS Affiliate to Grande Communications

CloverLeaf Digital Provides News Video Clips from Local CBS Affiliate to Grande Communications

News and Sports Video Clips from KOSA are Now Available On-Demand for Grande Communications' Cable TV Subscribers

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CloverLeaf Digital LLC, a leading provider of interactive television applications and services, announced today that it has added local news and sports video clips to Grande Interactive TV, the interactive television news and information service provided to Grande Communications by CloverLeaf Digital.

Video clips from Odessa, Texas CBS affiliate KOSA's local news programs are now included in the on-demand interactive television service available to Grande digital cable customers in seven Texas cities. The local news clips compliment other video content available on Grande Interactive TV, including news and entertainment news clips from The Associated Press and movie trailers.

"Grande is always looking for content and services that provide additional value to our customers," said Diane Wigington, Director of Video Services for Grande. "Grande Interactive TV is one of the ways that we differentiate our offerings from those of our competitors, and, as a company that understands local pride, we're thrilled to be able to offer on-demand local news video in the communities that we serve."

"We are excited to be able to include video clips from KOSA on-demand in our localized interactive TV service," said Lawrence Brickman, Managing Partner of CloverLeaf. "One of the great strengths of this type of interactive TV service is that we are able to offer local content that can otherwise be difficult for consumers to find, and we are able to make it available whenever they want it, right on their TV at the click of their remote control."

In addition to video content, CloverLeaf's interactive TV service (often known as a walled garden), provided to Grande and other cable and telephone companies, includes news and sports from the AP, local weather, local entertainment guides, horoscopes, classified ads and community events calendars.

About CloverLeaf Digital LLC

CloverLeaf Digital is the leading independent provider of interactive TV walled garden portal services in the United States. Distributed in over 100 cities, CloverLeaf's interactive network provides telephone companies, cable operators, and other distributors of digital video with the ability to offer on-demand localized news and information to their subscribers. CloverLeaf's turnkey offering is optimized for the underlying TV platform, customized to meet the operator's requirements, and localized for the communities in which it is distributed. For more information, visit CloverLeaf Digital at www.cloverleafdigital.com.

About Grande Communications(R) (www.grandecom.com)

Headquartered in San Marcos, Grande Communications(R) is building a deep- fiber broadband network to homes and businesses from the ground up. Grande delivers high-speed Internet, local and long-distance telephone, digital cable and wireless home security services over its own advanced network to communities in Texas. Grande's bundled service area includes portions of Austin, Corpus Christi, suburban northwest Dallas, Midland, Odessa, San Antonio, San Marcos and Waco. Grande also leverages its telephony and data infrastructure by serving enterprises and communications carriers nationwide with broadband transport services and network services. Grande's voice network terminates traffic worldwide, offering both traditional and IP-based services; its managed modem network provides coverage nationwide; and its private line and metropolitan networks provide optical services in Texas and surrounding states. Grande's 3,100-fiber-mile network incorporates SONET-based technology for protection, diversity and optimal performance.

Media Contact:
Lawrence Brickman
718/438-6448

Source: CloverLeaf Digital LLC

CONTACT: Lawrence Brickman for CloverLeaf Digital LLC, +1-718-438-6448

Web site: http://www.cloverleafdigital.com/
http://www.grandecom.com/

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