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Article: Adelphia, Sabres add wink to telecasts.(Adelphia Communications Corp. offers content by Wink Communications Inc. with help of Empire Sports Network and Buffalo Sabres)(Brief Article)
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- Multichannel News
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- January 21, 2002
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Through an internal partnership with its Buffalo, N.Y.-based Empire Sports Network and the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres, Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Western New York systems will be the first to receive Wink Communications Inc.-enhanced regional sports content.
Adelphia digital-cable customers in the region already can access static sports statistics via Empire. Late this month, though, the channel plans to add two-way interactive features through which fans can order hockey tickets or buy Sabres merchandise.
Viewers will also be able to call up more detailed game-related data, such as a team's scoring history or a player's career ...