Bright House Networks of Michigan Provides FSN Plus to Handle Overflow of Sports Programming
Livonia, MI, April 4, 2007
Bright House Networks of Michigan, the leading provider of cable television, high-speed Internet and digital phone services, announced today they will provide FSN Plus to handle an overflow of local sports team programming. FSN Plus will be featured on Channel 77 for Bright House customers.
During the month of April, FSN Detroit will have three schedule conflicts between a Red Wings or Pistons game and the following Tigers game. Therefore, Bright House Networks will be providing FSN Plus as a destination for these conflict games. The regular season Tigers game will be distributed on an expanded basic "overflow" channel that the same lever of distribution as FSN Detroit. FSN Detroit will carry an additional 22 regular season Tigers games this season making for a total of 134 games.
Following are the Tigers game, which Bright House will make available via FSN Plus:
- April 11, 2007: Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles 7:00 p.m.
- April 12, 2007: Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays 7:00 p.m.
- April 13, 2007: Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays 7:00 p.m.
- April 17, 2007: Kansas City Royals vs. Tigers 7:00 p.m.
"We are thrilled to partner with FSN Detroit and offer FSN Plus, so our customers can see all the action and watch their favorite teams play this season," said Robert McCann, President of Bright House Networks of Michigan. "As a community-focused company, Bright House Networks of Michigan is dedicated to providing exceptional technology and services to our customers as well as exceptional programming for the entire family." Bright House Networks of Michigan currently provides services to Farmington, Farmington Hills, Livonia, Novi, and Redford Township. For more information about Bright House and its services, please visit www.michigan.mybrighthouse.com or call 866-898-9101.
About Bright House Networks
Advance/Newhouse Communications provides day-to-day management of Bright House Networks cable systems pursuant to its partnership with Time Warner Entertainment. Bright House Networks serves more than two million customers in several large markets that include Tampa Bay and Central Florida (Orlando), Indianapolis, Birmingham, Bakersfield and Detroit, along with several other smaller systems in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. The high-growth Tampa/Central Florida markets are contiguous and form one of the country's largest cable clusters.
Nearly 100% of Bright House Networks customers have high-speed data (HSD), Video-on-Demand (VOD) and Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) available to them. Bright House Networks also makes available Digital Video Recorders (DVR) that have become immensely popular with customers. The company's Florida operations currently deliver nearly 300 channels to customers and were among the first in the country to offer High Definition Television signals (HDTV). Since its introduction, HDTV has achieved impressive acceptance with Bright House Networks customers who are equipped to receive the signals. Bright House Networks also offers HSD customers a choice of Multiple Internet Service Providers (MISP). The company recently commenced deployment of Digital Phone in Tampa Bay, Central Florida, and Michigan.
Exceptional customer service, free-of-charge, 24 hours per day, local and seven days per week is the company's cornerstone of its business and top priority across all operating units. Public affairs, social responsibility and community involvement continue as major initiatives for the company as an ongoing commitment to the families and communities Bright House Networks serves. This includes long-term commitments to education and to what matters in the lives of the Bright House Networks customers.
