• March 4, 2005

Starting today, Adelphia replaces Empire Sports Network throughout Upstate New York with NFL Network.

Buffalo will be the first market where NFL Network will be available in all cable homes. (NFL Network is a part of DirecTV's most basic package). Adelphia has close to 500,000 subscribers in its Buffalo-area base.

To support the launch, local billboards, radio, and online ads, bus wraps, and cross-channel spots are running to promote the NFL Network-Adelphia partnership. NFL Network has more than 25 million subscribers.

--Amy Corr