Bright House Newsroom

10/27/2009

Orlando, FL

Bright House Networks today announced that it will offer more than 125 college basketball games from top conferences throughout the country on Bright House Sports Network.  Bright House Networks’ customers will see exclusive coverage of college games from Division 1 conferences including the SEC, Big East, Conference USA, Big 12 and ACC.

Bright House Sports Network’s basketball coverage includes more than 90 men’s and 30 women’s college games.  The schedule features 18 University of South Florida (USF) games, 16 University of Central Florida (UCF) games, and seven University of Florida games.  The schedule also includes games from a number of the top teams in the nation, including Kentucky, Georgetown, University of Connecticut, Villanova, Texas, Kansas, Villanova and Oklahoma. 

“We are pleased to offer Bright House Networks’ customers exclusive college basketball match-ups from some of the most successful programs in the nation,” said Elliott Wiser, Vice President, Corporate News and Local Programming.  “Most of these games are not available anywhere else, and Bright House Sports Network is offering this additional coverage at no additional cost to our customers.  It’s something are customers are coming to expect from the leader in local sports coverage in the Central Florida and Tampa Bay areas.”

The basketball coverage will kick off November 16th with a USF double header featuring a women’s game versus St. Peter’s College and a men’s match-up against Virginia.    A full schedule is attached and can be found at www.bhsn.com.
In addition to college basketball, Bright House Sports Network will feature 25 live high school games in the Central Florida and Tampa Bay area.

About Bright House Sports Network
Bright House Sports Network offers 24-hour local sports programming that features an array of local sporting events including live high school and college games as well as in-depth coverage of college and professional teams throughout the state.  For more information about Bright House Sports Network programming, please visit www.bhsn.com.

About Bright House Networks

Bright House Networks is the sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems in the U.S. and the second largest in Florida with technologically advanced systems located in five states including Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California.

Bright House Networks serves approximately 2.5 million customers who subscribe to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services. The company also offers a full suite of phone, Internet, Ethernet and cable television services to businesses of all sizes. Bright House Media Strategies, the advertising arm of Bright House Networks, offers businesses advanced targeted advertising solutions. Bright House Networks also owns and operates exclusive local news and sports channels in its Florida markets.

For more information about Bright House Networks or our products and services, please visit (www.brighthouse.com).