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Hampton Roads Consumers Spend More Than $7 Million Annually on Late Fees at Video Rental Stores Entertainment On Demand, Exclusively From Cox Communications, Can Put That Money Back in Your Pocket! HAMPTON ROADS, Va., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Hampton Roads residents are paying more than $7 million in video rental late fees, according to Video Store Magazine. The industry trade magazine also finds that late fees account for 12 percent of video store revenue. Entertainment on Demand service, available exclusively on Cox Digital Cable, can help consumers keep that money in their pockets. Launched in Hampton Roads last September, Entertainment on Demand (EOD) from Cox Digital Cable gives customers access to the latest and classic hit movies through their digital cable set top box. Customers can watch what they want to watch, when they want to watch it -- in full digital quality. With EOD from Cox, there's no traveling to the video store, no waiting in lines, no worries over late return fees and no disappointment over sold-out movies. Movies from iN DEMAND, Cox EOD partner, are available at any time and consumers can pause, fast-forward and rewind with their Cox Digital Cable remote control. EOD is not available through satellite service providers. "EOD gives us a strong competitive edge because it allows us to provide an enhanced video viewing experience at a very low cost," Frank Bowers, Vice President and General Manager for Cox added. "In addition, our customers don't have to leave home in order to enjoy great movies. They can order high-quality digital movies right from the comfort of their living room sofa, while utilizing the same functions featured on a VCR or DVD player. Plus they don't have to return a tape to the video store after viewing and worry about late fees." Cox's EOD service in Hampton Roads provides a 24-hour viewing window for movie purchases, allowing customers to view movies instantly or to watch them at a later time. Current hit movie titles cost $3.95, with classic library titles ranging from $1.95 to $2.95. Entertainment on Demand is available on channel 499 on Cox Digital Cable. During the month of April, Cox is partnering with iN DEMAND to educate consumers on the benefits of choosing EOD over a typical video store experience. Beginning today, consumers can visit several area locations to see live demos of EOD. They will also have the opportunity to tell their worst video rental experience and to win a 51-inch High Definition Television. Customers can also enter the watch and win sweepstakes located by visiting channel 499 on Cox Digital Cable. Events will take place: Wednesday, April 14 6-9 PM at the Grand Opening of Max & Erma's, Town Center, Virginia Beach There will be a 51" HDTV awarded to the person with the worst video store rental story. Saturday, April 17 1-3 PM at Patrick Henry Mall At Patrick Henry mall, there will be a 46" HDTV given awarded to the person with the worst video store rental story and a 52" HDTV give-away courtesy of Grand Furniture. Sunday, April 18 3-5 PM at Greenbrier Mall There will be a 46" HDTV awarded to the person with the worst video store rental story and a 52" HDTV give-away courtesy of Grand Furniture. "The video rental experience is evolving and digital technologies like Entertainment On Demand, which has been embraced in over 12 million cable homes nationally, are now among the host of primetime choices for the mainstream television viewing audience," said Steve Brenner, president & chief executive officer of iN DEMAND. "Clearly Cox Entertainment On Demand provides a more compelling, consumer-friendly alternative to the video store by allowing consumers to avoid the hassles tied to traditional video renting." Some of the major motion pictures featured in April by Cox Entertainment On Demand include: Intolerable Cruelty, Lost in Translation, Runaway Jury, Dicky Roberts: Former Child Star, Matchstick Men, The Missing and School of Rock. For more information on Entertainment On Demand from Cox visit http://www.cox.com/. About Cox Communications Cox Communications (NYSE:COX), a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.6 million total customers, including 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's fourth-largest cable television provider, Cox offers both analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as advanced digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand. Cox provides an array of other communications and entertainment services, including local and long distance telephone under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access under the Cox High Speed Internet brand; and commercial voice and data services via Cox Business Services. Local cable advertising, promotional opportunities and production services are sold under the Cox Media brand. Cox is an investor in programming networks including Discovery Channel. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.cox.com/. DATASOURCE: iN DEMAND; Cox Communications CONTACT: Liz Woodall, +1-757-473-8152, for iN DEMAND; Cox Communications Web site: http://www.cox.com/

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