—Classic Holiday Movies & Modern Holiday Hits, Available and Affordable for Families This Holiday Season—
ORLANDO (December 11, 2008) – Bright House Networks is giving families the opportunity to share time together and see their favorite holiday classic movies this season, all from the comfort of their family rooms. Classic Holiday Movies and Modern Holiday Hits are available through many of Bright House Networks Video on Demand services, providing a convenient and affordable entertainment alternative for festive gatherings this holiday season.
A smorgasbord of holiday hilarity is available on Comedy on Demand for just $1.95 per title. Families can enjoy such festive funnies as:
* A Christmas Story
* A Christmas Too Many
* Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
* Elf
* Ernest Saves Christmas
* The Family Man
* The Family Stone
* Home Alone
* Home Alone 2
* The Ice Harvest
* Jingle All the Way
* Love Actually
* National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
* Scrooged
* Toys
Newly released holiday hits are also available for on the Movies on Demand Channel. Some of this year’s hits are:
* Christmas is Here Again
* Fred Claus (also available in HD)
* A Christmas Tale
For the family who prefers the convenience of downloading movies online, whether to rent or to own, Bright House Networks offers a variety of holiday favorites through the Road Runner Video Store (http://videostore.rr.com). Rentals range from $2.99 to $3.99 for a 24-hour viewing and purchases range from $9.99 to $17.99. Some of the holiday movies available include:
* Ice Princess
* Snow Dogs
* Barbie in the Nutcracker
* Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage
* Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights
* Christmas with the Kranks
* Fred Claus
* Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
* A Wonderful Christmas
* Elf
* Barney: Night Before Christmas
* Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
“We are pleased to be able to offer our customers such a broad assortment of favorite and classic movies this holiday season through such convenient and economical channels,” said Kevin Hyman, Executive Vice President, Cable Operations. “Our ever-expanding library of family favorite movies, both On Demand and Online showcase how Bright House Networks is bringing more to customers through interactive television and working to offer the best and broadest selection of movies for the entire family.”
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.
For more information about Bright House Networks or our products and services, please visit (
www.brighthouse.com/business).
