The Silent Network is Back

The Silent Network is Back

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

TV NETWORK FOR DEAF VIEWERS RETURNS

Following a 21-year hiatus, The Silent Network, a television network aimed
at deaf, hard of hearing and hearing viewers, launched as a Broadband
Network on the Internet on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, according to Founder,
President & CEO, Sheldon I. Altfeld.

The network began in 1979 as a cable network with a slate of original
programs presented in sign language, subtitles and full sound that
ultimately was seen in more than 17 million households. Altfeld sold the
network in 1990 to a group in San Antonio, Texas, who operated as
KaleidoscopeTelevision for a decade before going out of business in 2000.

Initially featured on the new Broadband Network will be the entertaining
children’s series “Happy Hands Kid’s Klub” with comedian-mime CJ Jones, and
“Grandma’s House” with Fran Ripplinger. Other programs will include a talk
show and a variety-entertainment series.

Altfeld has put out a call for new and original programs that can join the
current line-up of shows. Interested parties can contact him at:

Email: TheSilentNetwork@gmail.com

“The time is now right to re-launch the network”, Altfeld stated. “The
Internet has become the new portal for special interest programming and I
am thrilled to have the opportunity to get back into producing programs in
sign language.”

The Silent Network can be seen at http://www.thesilentnetwork.tv and will
begin as a free service that eventually will be advertiser-supported.

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