Tuesday September 15, 8:09 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
The Outdoor Channel Receives
Another Round of Launches Via Digital
Hits
TEMECULA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1998--Management of The Outdoor
Channel, a subsidiary of Global Outdoors Inc. (OTCBB:GLRS - news), today announced its
availability to approximately 550,000 additional customers via carriage on Headend in the
Sky (''HITS''), a subsidiary of TCI Ventures Group LLC.
Launch notification was received on TCI [NASDAQ:TCOMA,TCOMB] cable systems in
Center Point, Fairfield, Homewood and Hoover, Alabama; Margate, Florida; Adrian, Michigan;
Kalispell and Missoula, Montana; Arlington, Bedford, Carrollton, Dallas, Flower Mound,
Garland, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, and Plano, Texas; Kennewick and Wenatchee, Washington.
Based in Temecula, Calif., The Outdoor Channel launched in 1993. It is the first full-time
cable network with a core programming focus on outdoor lifestyle pursuits such as fishing,
hunting and the shooting sports. The network is presently available to 8.5 million homes via
cable and direct-to-home satellite.
Viewers should contact their local cable company for availability or call 800/770-5750 for
additional information. Programming information on the network can also be accessed on The
Outdoor Channel's World Wide Web page at outdoorchannel.com.
Contact:
The Outdoor Channel Inc.
Andy Dale or Perry Massie, 800/770-5750
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