Fans Gain Access to Most In-Depth Coverage of College Sports
On New Bright House Sports Network
ORLANDO (Nov. 14, 2008) - Bright House Networks and CBS College Sports Network have teamed up to begin showing more local college games on its new Bright House Sports Network. Bright House Sports Network, which launched in September on channel 47, in the Central Florida and Tampa Bay markets, now has exclusive rights to produce and air select University of Central Florida college football games, men’s and women’s basketball as well as multiple UCF Olympic sports. Additionally, Bright House Sports Network also will air other Conference USA teams and Navy football contests.
CBS College Sports Network will move to Bright House Networks Digital Basic service, making Conference USA games, including those involving UCF teams, more widely available to fans. Bright House Sports Network will begin the enhanced UCF sports coverage by airing live the Nov. 15, 2008, Conference USA football game featuring UCF at Marshall. UCF live basketball coverage on Bright House Sports Network will begin Jan. 6, 2009, with the UCF Men’s Basketball team hosting Holy Cross, and continues Jan. 25 with the UCF Women’s Basketball team at Houston.
“We are very excited about this great partnership with CBS College Sports Network and look forward to bringing even more college sports programming to our customers,” said Elliott Wiser, Corporate Vice President of News and Local Programming for Bright House Networks. “This addition is another reason why the Bright House Sports Network is becoming the true leader in local sports coverage throughout Central Florida and Tampa Bay.”
“Through this partnership, we are thrilled to bring the most comprehensive coverage of live college games and events to more college fans in the Orlando and Tampa Bay markets,” said Bob Rose, Executive Vice President, Distribution, CBS College Sports Network. “CBS College Sports Network will continue to deliver the highest quality level of production that fans have always associated with CBS Sports.”
CBS College Sports Network features a full line-up of regular-season and championship events for 35 men’s and women’s college sports, as well as the network’s award-winning original programming, live studio shows and documentaries. The Network is the multimedia rights holder for the Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, the Atlantic 10 and the United States Naval Academy and the Atlantic 10. CBS College Sports Network is available to approximately 80 million homes across the country
About Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks is the 7th largest multiple cable system operator (MSO) in the US with 2.4 million customers in several large cities including Tampa Bay and Orlando, Florida; Bakersfield, California; Indianapolis, Indiana; Detroit, Michigan; and Birmingham, Alabama; along with several other smaller regions in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. The high-growth Florida markets are adjacent and form one of the country’s largest cable clusters. Bright House Networks’ corporate offices are located in Syracuse, New York and Orlando, Florida.
Bright House Networks is committed to putting customers in control and making their lives easier with products including Digital Cable, High Speed Internet, and Home Phone. The company also provides an ever-expanding catalog of Video-on-Demand (VOD) programming, the immensely popular Digital Video Recorders (DVR), and high-definition (HD) programming.
Exceptional customer care is the cornerstone of Bright House Networks’ business, and a top priority across all operating units. Bright House Networks was ranked the “Highest in Residential Telephone Customer Satisfaction in the South Region” by J.D. Power and Associates in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. J.D. Power and Associates also ranked Bright House Networks the “Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among High-Speed Internet Service Providers in the South Region” in 2008 and 2009.
In addition to their residential services, Bright House Networks Business Solutions (
www.brighthouse.com) provides products and services for small, medium, and enterprise businesses including Business Phone, Internet, Managed Security Services, Web Services, and Wireless Solutions.
Bright House Networks also owns and operates two 24-hour local news operations; Central Florida News 13 (
www.cfnews13.com) serving the Orlando area, and Bay News 9 (
www.baynews9.com) serving the Tampa Bay area. Recently, Bright House Sports Network (
www.bhsn.com) launched in Florida, providing local sports coverage across Tampa Bay and Orlando. Bright House Networks provides in-depth coverage of local sports including high school, college, and professional teams.
Public affairs, social responsibility, and community involvement continue to be major initiatives for Bright House Networks as an ongoing commitment to the families and communities Bright House Networks serves. This includes the
Star Teachers Award program, the
Bright Kids Network,
Operation Bright Eyes, and many more long-term commitments to education and other important issues in Bright House Networks communities.
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