FOXTEL Launches Best Ever iQ Offer - iQ Free to Install, Free to use for 12 months

Nov. 18, 2008 - PRLog -- FOXTEL announced its best ever offer for the FOXTEL iQ personal video recorder - making the iQ free to install and free to use for 12 months from the date you join FOXTEL.

FOXTEL's Chief Executive Officer Mr Kim Williams said: "Today, more than ever consumers are looking to the home as their entertainment centre. FOXTEL's new iQ offer responds to the times with a strong value message which follows close attention to what consumers are thinking and saying they want from television. The iQ is the ultimate way to enjoy the choice of FOXTEL's more than 150 channels."

The FOXTEL iQ(http://www.foxtel.com.au/landing/freeiQ412/1.htm) transforms television viewing by enabling subscribers to easily record their favourite programs; pause, fast-forward and rewind any program; and use the remarkable "series link" function which remembers your commands and automatically records every episode of your favourite shows in full digital quality.

In addition to the free installation and free iQ for 12 months offer, FOXTEL announced an accompanying new offer for its High Definition(http://hd.foxtel.com.au/hd-on-foxtel/) television service, FOXTEL iQ2(http://hd.foxtel.com.au/hd-on-foxtel/technology.php), delivering its breakthrough HD channel service free for 7 months.

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About FOXTEL
FOXTEL is Australia's leading subscription television provider and is connected to more than 1.5 million homes on cable and satellite through retail and wholesale distribution. FOXTEL strives to ensure subscribers find TV they want to watch every time they switch on through delivery of more than 100 channels covering news, sport, general entertainment, movies, documentaries, music and children's programming. FOXTEL is owned by Telstra Corporation Ltd (50%), The News Corporation Ltd (25%), and Consolidated Media Holdings Limited (25%).