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For Immediate Release
3/31/2007
For further information contact:
Brian Craven
Phone: 407/215-5597
briancraven@hotmail.com
Bright House Networks Launches ESPN2 HD Preview for HDTV Pack Customers in Time for MLB First Pitch
Maitland, FL--Bright House Networks has launched the popular ESPN2 HD channel just in time for the first pitch of the 2007 Major League Baseball season. The special 30-day preview is designed so customers can experience the first pitch of the Major League Baseball season on Sun., April 1, 2007.
ESPN2 HD is now available on channel 1330 as part of Bright House Networks High Definition Pack, which already includes ESPN HD, INHD, HDNet and HDNet Movies, along with Universal HD. The monthly price for the High Definition Pack will remain at $6 with the addition of ESPN2 HD.
Along with hundreds of other live games in many sports during the year, ESPN2 HD will bring Major League Baseball fans the first pitch of the season in High Definition with the official first game of the regular season, when the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals square off at 8:05 p.m. EST Sun., April 1, 2007.
“We know how much this means to our HDTV customers who are sports fans, and we are very excited to make this happen during an important sports weekend,” said J. Christian Fenger, President of Bright House Networks Central Florida Division.
Sports fans rave about watching live sports in true HDTV format, and ESPN2 HD provides many hours of HDTV sports event programming. In addition to the first pitch of the 2007 Major League Baseball season, fans will see dozens of regular season MLB games along with 29 of the 35 NASCAR Busch series races in HDTV, and also National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and college basketball and football games. Sports fans will also be able to watch NASCAR Now and NBA Coast to Coast analysis shows in High Definition on ESPN2 HD.
Bright House Networks is a leading provider of home entertainment and information and serves more than 850,000 customers in Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Brevard, Volusia, Flagler, Marion, Sumter, and Lake counties. The company's fiber-optic network offers Digital Cable, HDTV, Digital Video Recorders, iCONTROL Video On Demand and Premium On Demand, Digital Phone and multiple high-speed Internet services. The company also exclusively provides Central Florida News 13, the region’s only 24-hour local news channel. In addition to its advanced technology and strong customer service, Bright House Networks is committed to the communities in which it operates. Bright House Networks is managed by Advance/Newhouse Communications. For more information about Bright House Networks’ community support, visit our web site at www.cfl.mybrighthouse.com.
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For Immediate Release
3/31/2007
For further information contact:
Brian Craven
Phone: 407/215-5597
briancraven@hotmail.com
Bright House Networks Launches ESPN2 HD Preview for HDTV Pack Customers in Time for MLB First Pitch
Maitland, FL--Bright House Networks has launched the popular ESPN2 HD channel just in time for the first pitch of the 2007 Major League Baseball season. The special 30-day preview is designed so customers can experience the first pitch of the Major League Baseball season on Sun., April 1, 2007.
ESPN2 HD is now available on channel 1330 as part of Bright House Networks High Definition Pack, which already includes ESPN HD, INHD, HDNet and HDNet Movies, along with Universal HD. The monthly price for the High Definition Pack will remain at $6 with the addition of ESPN2 HD.
Along with hundreds of other live games in many sports during the year, ESPN2 HD will bring Major League Baseball fans the first pitch of the season in High Definition with the official first game of the regular season, when the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals square off at 8:05 p.m. EST Sun., April 1, 2007.
“We know how much this means to our HDTV customers who are sports fans, and we are very excited to make this happen during an important sports weekend,” said J. Christian Fenger, President of Bright House Networks Central Florida Division.
Sports fans rave about watching live sports in true HDTV format, and ESPN2 HD provides many hours of HDTV sports event programming. In addition to the first pitch of the 2007 Major League Baseball season, fans will see dozens of regular season MLB games along with 29 of the 35 NASCAR Busch series races in HDTV, and also National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and college basketball and football games. Sports fans will also be able to watch NASCAR Now and NBA Coast to Coast analysis shows in High Definition on ESPN2 HD.
Bright House Networks is a leading provider of home entertainment and information and serves more than 850,000 customers in Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Brevard, Volusia, Flagler, Marion, Sumter, and Lake counties. The company's fiber-optic network offers Digital Cable, HDTV, Digital Video Recorders, iCONTROL Video On Demand and Premium On Demand, Digital Phone and multiple high-speed Internet services. The company also exclusively provides Central Florida News 13, the region’s only 24-hour local news channel. In addition to its advanced technology and strong customer service, Bright House Networks is committed to the communities in which it operates. Bright House Networks is managed by Advance/Newhouse Communications. For more information about Bright House Networks’ community support, visit our web site at www.cfl.mybrighthouse.com.
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