Another market...this time w/Jones Intercable:
1.03/1.09
Recovery Network Launches in Independence, Mo.
Jones Intercable to Add Programming
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 1999--Recovery Network (Nasdaq:RNET - news) and Jones
Intercable of Independence, Mo. recently announced it will carry Recovery Network's cable television programming.
Over 70,000 cable homes served by Jones in the Independence area will be able to receive Recovery Network from 10 pm -
2 am on Channel 16 in Missouri and on Channel 20 in Kansas beginning Feb. 5, 1999. As Jones completes the upgrade of
their system, approximately 2,000 additional homes per week will also have access to Recovery Network programming
resulting in a total of 90,000 homes in the area by Spring '99.
William Moses, chairman of the board of Recovery Network, stated: ''Recent Recovery Network launches, including our most
recent addition of the Jones system in Independence, Mo., clearly illustrates the need for the resources we can provide in every
community in the United States. Behavioral disorders have no demographic, socioeconomic or geographic boundaries. And
with each launch, we are able to reach more people directly or indirectly affected by substance use and abuse.''
''Our decision to launch Recovery Network is demonstrative of our ongoing commitment to community service. We recognize
the importance of providing prevention and recovery related information to our customers in the privacy of their own homes on
a daily basis, which is what we are able to do by adding Recovery Network programming,'' added Rusty Robertson, general
manager for Jones Intercable.
About Recovery Network
The Recovery Network is a digital media company utilizing its cable television network currently being delivered into over 5
million U.S. households, Internet and telephony platforms to provide social and behavioral health programming, products and
services to a national audience. The company's primary market are those impacted by social and behavioral problems that
effect 100 million Americans at a cost to the economy in excess of one-half trillion dollars annually in increased health care
costs, crime and lost productivity. Recovery Network's National Partnership for Recovery and Prevention (NPRP) consists of
over 50 prominent national health, recovery and prevention organizations such as Betty Ford Center, Child Welfare League
and MADD that represent over 40 million people throughout the United States. Information on the company may also be found
on the Internet at www.recoverynetwork.com.
For more information on Jones Intercable, go to www.jic.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements which are not historical facts
contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not
limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, additional financing requirements, development of new
products, government approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of
economic conditions, and other uncertainties detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Recovery Network Inc., Santa Monica
Sandra Eddy, Vice President
310/393-3979
or
Investor Relations:
Continental Capital & Equity Corp.
Dodi Zirkle, 407/682-2001
dodi@insidewallstreet.com
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