New York, NY - Time Warner Cable digital television viewers in New York City will now have more options at the touch of a button -Movies On Demand ("MOD") and Subscription Video on Demand ("SVOD"). The announcement was made by Time Warner Cable of New York City President Barry Rosenblum.

This state-of-the-art service enables viewers to choose, at any time of the day or night, from up to 100 digital-quality movies through an easily navigated onscreen video library. Once a selection is made, the customer can view it in its entirety, or pause, fast forward, rewind and watch it as many times as they wish for up to 24 hours. Total VCR functionality is available through the existing digital box and remote control and no new equipment is needed.

With MOD, recent box office hits are priced at $3.95 and many big screen favorites can be seen for $1.95. The video libraries of newly released movies and big screen favorites are updated every week. In addition to MOD, Subscription Video on Demand ("SVOD") will provide premium channel viewers with unlimited access to video options from their respective libraries, including HBO on Demand, Cinemax on Demand, Showtime on Demand and The Movie Channel on Demand at a total monthly cost of $6.95. SVOD video libraries will include episodes from award-winning series such HBO's The Sopranos, Sex in the City and Showtime's Resurrection Boulevard and Soul Food, as well as many movie titles. Movies on Demand will be available to almost half of Time Warner Cable's digital customers in Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island within the next two weeks. By year's end, all 500,000 Time Warner Cable digital customers will have access to MOD and SVOD.

"Movies on Demand and Subscription Video on Demand usher in a new era of cable entertainment in New York City. The appeal of these services is that it gives viewers the freedom to choose what they want, when they want it-without the worry of having to return a video to the store," stated Barry Rosenblum, President, Time Warner Cable of New York City.

To see the full menu of choices, a viewer tunes to Channel 1000 for a comprehensive MOD guide with detailed descriptions of each movie. The SVOD libraries are available as follows: HBO on Demand is Channel 200, Cinemax on Demand is Channel 210, Showtime on Demand is Channel 220 and The Movie Channel on Demand is Channel 230.

"Time Warner Cable of New York City brings customers the best cable entertainment available and the very latest technology with which to deliver it. Movies on Demand and Subscripiton Video on Demand are the latest examples of our commitment to that mission. We expect that our customers will enjoy the convenience of having digital-quality programming at their fingertips any time of the day or night," Mr. Rosenblum concluded.

Time Warner Cable of NYC ; NJ serves over 1.4 million customers in four NYC boroughs as well as Mt. Vernon and Bergen and Hudson Counties, NJ. In the mid-Hudson area, more than 175,000 customers are served in six counties. The company also includes NY1 News, the 24/7/365 award-winning local news channel. Time Warner Cable has led the telecommunications industry in bringing exciting, innovative services to New Yorkers. The company provides in-home entertainment and information through high speed data and digital television delivery.

Its parent company, Time Warner Cable of Stamford, Connecticut, owns and manages the world's most advanced, best-clustered cable television operations, with 90 percent of its 12.8 million customers in systems of 100,000 subscribers or more. It is a division of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL). Visit www.twcnyc.com