Time Warner Cable Offers “Start Over” to Charlotte Market

December 26, 2008

By Jennifer Hull

Time Warner Cable has announced the launch of “Start Over” to its customers in the Charlotte area. “Start Over” is Time Warner’ Cable’s Enhanced TV feature that allows customers the ability to restart a program in progress without any pre-planning or in-home recording devices. “Start Over” includes programming from 21 networks and is being offered free to Digital TV customers.

Time Warner Cable’s “Start Over” Allows Restart of TV Programs in Progress

“Start Over” is enabled by a software upgrade to the existing video on demand (VOD) platform and to the installed base of digital set top boxes. The “Start Over” system instantaneously captures live television programming for immediate, on demand viewing. When tuning to a “Start Over”-enabled show in progress, customers are alerted to the feature through an on-screen prompt. By pressing “Select” on the remote control, the program is immediately restarted from the beginning. Commercials will appear in the same sequence of the show as they would have in the initial telecast. “Start Over”-enabled programs can be restarted within the shows’ telecast window.

“Start Over” delivers to our digital cable subscribers a new level of control over their television and makes it even easier to watch what they want when they want,” said Time Warner Cable regional vice president of operations, Mike Munley. “Start Over” builds on Time Warner Cable’s long history of technological firsts that provides consumers with the power to take control of their television viewing. We very excited to be bringing this convenience to our customers.”

“Start Over” Available on Most Popular Time Warner Cable Network Lineup

“Start Over” is enabled on the following networks: Big Ten Network, Biography, Boomerang, Do it Yourself Network, ESPN Classic, ESPN U, Fine Living, Flix, Fox Movie Channel, Great American Country, National Geographic, Noggin, Showtime, Showtime Extreme East, Sleuth, SoapNet, Sundance Channel East, The N (formerly GAS), The Movie Channel East, The Movie Channel Extra, and TruTV. More networks will be added in the coming months.