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‘Lifeguard!’ Debuts Tomorrow on Weather Channel
The Weather Channel’s half-hour docudrama series “Lifeguard!” begins tomorrow night, Feb. 23. While the show is set in Orange County, viewers will witness lifeguard rescues up and down the Southern California coast each week. The premiere features Newport Beach lifeguards working to save a teenager trapped in the sand last summer.
The Weather Channel is available to virtually all Suddenlink customers who have what is commonly known as Expanded Basic TV service.
How to Secure Your Laptop Data
USA Today’s “How to Secure Your Laptop Data” offers advice on keeping private information private, even in cases of loss or theft. Tips include using cloud-based services and encryption software.
Cable Helps Parents Monitor TV, Online Viewing
Cable offers a wide array of programming that serves diverse audiences, including several channels just for children and families. Tools are also available to help families control the programming that comes into their homes. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association offers the following resource to help take the mystery out of using those controls:
Suddenlink customers can find related information on the following Web pages:
New on VOD: ‘The Rum Diary’
Based on a Hunter S. Thompson novel, “The Rum Diary” follows itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp), who trades the chaos of New York for a seemingly simpler life in Puerto Rico. There he falls for the fiancée of a corrupt American businessman. Also stars Amber Heard and Aaron Eckhart.
Where Suddenlink VOD is available, check out this and other titles by going to Channel 1. A Suddenlink digital receiver is required to access the VOD menu.
Site Delves into Valentine’s Day
The award-winning website HowStuffWorks explores the origin, history and traditions associated with the annual celebration of love with “How Valentine’s Day Works.” Related content considers “The Science of Love” and “Is Love at First Sight Possible?”
HowStuffWorks is a subsidiary of Discovery Communications.
New on VOD: ‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1’
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1” will become available tomorrow through Suddenlink Video on Demand (VOD).
The fourth installment of the popular Twilight movie series begins with the wedding of Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart). Bella quickly finds herself carrying her vampire husband’s child, news that causes worries for Edward’s nemesis, werewolf Jacob (Taylor Lautner).
Where Suddenlink VOD is available, check out this and other titles by going to Channel 1. A Suddenlink digital receiver is required to access the VOD menu.
Is That Link Safe? Check Before Clicking
Don’t click so fast. Unsafe links are often disguised as tempting shortcuts to videos, news stories, or impossible-to-resist bargains. PC World offers four fast, free solutions for checking out suspicious links before clicking.
New on VOD: ‘In Time’
Sci-fi action thriller “In Time” is now available through Suddenlink Video on Demand (VOD).
In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. When Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) inherits decades of life from a wealthy man, he finds himself pegged as a suspect in the man’s murder. Co-stars are Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy.
Where Suddenlink VOD is available, check out this and other titles by going to Channel 1. A Suddenlink digital receiver is required to access the VOD menu.
UFC 143 Available on Pay-Per-View Saturday
The interim UFC welterweight title is on the line as fiery Nick Diaz takes on exciting finisher Carlos Condit, Saturday, Feb. 4, live on pay-per-view (PPV) from Suddenlink. The fight card also includes a match between Josh Koscheck and Mike Pierce for their future shot at the welterweight title.
This event is available only to residential, non-commercial customers, at a price of $44.99 ($54.99 in high-definition format where available), which excludes taxes, fees, and equipment charges. The event requires a digital set-top box (receiver) and is only available in areas where Suddenlink offers PPV. Other restrictions may apply. Residential orders can be placed using a digital remote or by calling 877-694-9474 for more information.
Four preliminary matches will be broadcast live on FX, which is available to virtually all Suddenlink customers who have what is commonly known as Expanded Basic TV service.
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Please note that Suddenlink video-on-demand (VOD) and pay-per-view (PPV) are distinct services. Where VOD service is available, Suddenlink customers with digital receivers can find the VOD menu by tuning to Channel 1. In contrast, where PPV service is available, customers should be able to locate the PPV menu through their digital receiver’s interactive channel guide. Alternatively, if customers have trouble locating the PPV menu through the channel guide, they should be available to find it on one of the following channels, depending on where they receive service: 301, 500, 501, 621, 801, 811, 821 or 871.
February is ‘Characters Unite’ Month on USA
USA has launched its second annual “Characters Unite” campaign to put a spotlight on bullying, racism, religious intolerance and other forms of discrimination. More than 20 nonprofit organizations, as well as many star athletes and entertainers, have partnered with USA for a month of awareness-building programming and initiatives, including the Characters Unite Storytelling Tour and the Characters Unite Awards.
USA is available to all Suddenlink customers who have what is commonly known as Expanded Basic TV service.
