Bright House Networks Adds SHALOM TV Free Video On Demand
Livonia MI July 10, 2008
Shalom TV, the first national Jewish cable television network, is now available in the entire greater Detroit area as part of Bright House Network’s Free Video On Demand service.
Shalom TV, a mainstream Jewish network that offers an array of English-language programming from entertainment and children’s shows to news analysis, event coverage, and Jewish studies, is currently available in more than 20 million homes nationwide on various cable systems.
“We’re thrilled to bring Shalom TV to the entire greater Detroit area,” said network president, Mark S. Golub, from his New Jersey offices. “Our programs are of interest to both those in the Jewish community as well as those of other communities.”
Shalom TV, which is neither a religious network nor one affiliated with any specific organization in the Jewish community, sees itself as a window into the marvelous totality of Jewish life. “There is something for everyone on Shalom TV,” Golub explained.
Golub gives enormous credit to Bright House Networks for addressing the needs of the Jewish community, adding, “Shalom TV provides viewers with a way to enhance their connections to Jewish life, the State of Israel, and the Jewish tradition.”
“Bright House Networks is committed to delivering programming that reflects the diverse interests of our customers, and Shalom TV does that,” said Bob McCann, president of Bright House Networks of Michigan. “We’re pleased to make it available at no additional cost to our digital cable customers with Video On Demand. We are confident that Shalom TV will resonate with our customers.”
Shalom TV is found on:
Bright House Networks’ Free On Demand Channel 123 under “Entertainment”
Shalom TV’s programming is updated every Sunday and includes:
“Jewish Film Festival” showcases a new movie each week including American and Israeli feature films, documentaries, and Yiddish classics.
The 92nd Street Y presents lectures and programs from the stage of the world-renowned cultural center in New York City exclusively on Shalom TV.
“Jewish C-SPAN” features expert guest analysis and exclusive coverage of major events, rallies, and national conventions with special emphasis on issues of concern to the State of Israel.
Shalom TV’s coverage of “Election 2008” has included such figures as John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Alan Dershowitz, Mort Zuckerman, Ron Lauder, David Harris and Dana Milbank; and has included in-depth discussions of the sensitive issues relating to the current presidential hopefuls.
Through Shalom TV’s exclusive event coverage, viewers have been present at UJC’s General Assembly to hear Benjamin Netanyahu; UN Plaza and Fifth Avenue for rallies and parades in support of Israel; and a host of other meetings featuring compelling Jewish speakers. In addition, Shalom TV’s “Israel Update” is a weekly review of events of importance to the State of Israel.
“Shalom TV Kids,” is the only place on American television where parents and grandparents can find Jewish programs for children including a weekly “Story Time” for very young viewers, and an adventure series for older children called “Agent Emes.” Shalom TV has also created an original children’s program, “Mr. Bookstein’s Store,” introducing young people to Jewish holidays, Jewish customs, and the Hebrew alphabet.
“Jewish Studies” on Shalom TV features the thoughts of leading rabbinic minds from every movement of modern Judaism. Shalom TV is also the only place on television where one can learn to read Hebrew on the original network series “From the Aleph-Bet;” discover the world of Jewish mysticism on its exclusive series, “Kabbalah Revealed,” and study a page of Talmud through the Shalom TV production “Dimensions of the Daf.”
And in its original series, “Choosing Jewish Family,” Shalom TV addresses the issues faced by families in which there is a spouse who has converted to Judaism or where there is a mixed marriage committed to creating a Jewish home.
“A non-Jewish audience is also finding Shalom TV programming of great interest,” states Golub. “We have the privilege of introducing those outside the Jewish community to the beauties of Jewish life, as well as the spectrum of Jewish concerns. And many in the Christian community enjoy our beautiful travelogues of the Land of Israel as well as learning Hebrew.”
About Shalom TV Free Video On Demand
Shalom TV (www.shalomtv.com) is available in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Dallas, Kansas City, Austin, Cleveland, Milwaukee and Green Bay on Time Warner; nationally on Comcast; nationally on Bright House Networks, on MetroCast in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Maryland, Service Electric Cablevision and on Blue Ridge Communications in Pennsylvania. Shalom TV's offices and production facilities are located in the New York City metropolitan area.
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.
