PASADENA, Calif. (September 22, 2003) – Altrio Communications is giving digital cable subscribers in Arcadia, Monrovia and Pasadena the chance to experience the convenience and functionality of Video On Demand (VOD) with a free preview of "Home & Living On Demand" now through September 30.

Available on Altrio’s BoxSeat Plus level of service (channel 901), "Home & Living On Demand" features more than 150 titles per month on HGTV On Demand, Food Network On Demand, DIY On Demand and Fine Living On Demand. The twist: On Demand offers functionality enabling viewers to start, stop, pause, rewind and fast-forward programs at their discretion.

"Video On Demand is the future of television, bringing the power of choice and convenience to viewers whose time is dictated by obligations to work, school, family and friends," said Hope Neiman, Altrio’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer. "Altrio is offering ‘Home & Living On Demand’ as an option for subscribers who want to customize their television experience with DVD-like functionality."

Aside from the flexibility to control viewing options, "Home & Living On Demand" offers topical content.

"Some programs available on ‘Home & Living On Demand’ are more targeted than shows airing on our regular cable networks, but viewers can expect the same trusted content," said Channing Dawson, senior vice president of emerging media at Scripps Networks, the parent company of HGTV, Food Network, DIY and Fine Living. "For On Demand, we access material from our 15,000-hour library of programming to find shows, specials – even individual segments – to compile new topical titles of interest."

For example, HGTV On Demand features Building or Decorating; Food Network On Demand content is divided into Chef Dishes, including Emeril, Quick & Easy, and Specials & More. DIY On Demand categories are How-To and Hobbies, and Fine Living On Demand focuses on Simple Living and Trips, Cars & Fun.

New programming premieres every Monday, when 25 percent of the titles are refreshed. For detailed program listings and descriptions visit hgtvondemand.com, foodnetworkondemand.com, diyondemand.com and finelivingondemand.com.

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Following the free preview, "Home & Living On Demand" will be available to Altrio customers for $3 per month, with the first 30 days free. New Altrio customers will receive free installation, first month video service free, plus two months free of "Home & Living On Demand". To subscribe, call Altrio at (866) 801-1122 or visit www.altrio.net.

About Scripps Networks
Scripps Networks is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), a diverse media concern with interests in newspaper publishing, broadcast television, national television networks, interactive media and television retailing. Scripps operates 21 daily newspapers, 10 broadcast TV stations and four cable television networks, including Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY–Do It Yourself Network, and Fine Living. Most recently, the company acquired the Shop At Home network. Scripps also operates Scripps Networks On Demand, a nationally distributed Video On Demand (VOD) service, Scripps Howard News Service, United Media, the worldwide licensing and syndication home of PEANUTS and DILBERT, and 31 websites sites including HGTV.com, foodnetwork.com, diynet.com, fineliving.com and comics.com.

About Altrio
Altrio Communications provides bundled high-speed Internet access, local and long-distance telephone service, and television and video-on-demand services via a fiber optic communications network that it is building in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Subscribers to its bundled packages receive high-speed Internet access, local and long-distance telephone service, nearly 80 channels of basic television programming, nearly 150 channels of premium programming, 600 hours of video-on-demand programming, 75 channels of pay-per-view programming, and 45 CD-quality channels of digital music, all from one provider on one convenient monthly bill.

Altrio currently offers its services in Arcadia, Monrovia and Pasadena, and has secured additional franchises for Sierra Madre, Temple City and the City and County of Los Angeles. The state-of-the-art network, which was designed with a number of redundant systems, supports the highest levels of reliability found on any broadband network and offers residential customers an unmatched quality of service. Altrio’s founders (David Rozzelle, CEO, Ted Liebst, CFO, and Dave Large, CTO) together offer a combined 80 years of experience in the cable television industry. For more information, please visit http://www.altrio.net.

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Contact:
Dan Hurst, Communications Manager, Scripps Networks
865-560-3853
dehurst@scrippsnetworks.com