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(Birmingham, AL) -- iNDEMAND, representing TWC/BHN, Comcast & Cox; and Major League Baseball have reached an agreement that will allow Bright House Networks to continue to provide MLB’s Extra Innings baseball package to fans. The MLB EXTRA INNINGS will offer 70 games per week including 5 games per week in High-Def. The available games that make up this package are in addition to those seen on FOX, ESPN, ESPN2, regional sports network(s), and/or home team's television station affiliates.
“Bright House Networks is extremely pleased to be able to once again provide customers with Major League Baseball’s Extra Innings package”, said Robert L. Smith, Director of Public Affairs - Bright House Networks, Birmingham Division. “This announcement, coupled with our recent addition of ESPN2 HD to our channel line-up, is great news for customers who love sports, especially baseball.”
“Earlier plans for distribution of the 2007 MLB Extra Innings package did not include cable operators but offered exclusivity to DirecTV subscribers only” states Smith. “The decision to make the MLB Extra Innings package available to cable subscribers helps to continue the tradition of Baseball as America’s Pastime to a broader audience.”
About Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks is the nation’s 7th largest Multiple System Operator with over 2 million customers in several large markets including Bakersfield, California; Birmingham, Alabama; Detroit, Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Orlando, Florida (Central Florida Division) and Tampa Bay, Florida 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.
Bright House Networks customers have Digital Phone, 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. Exceptional customer service is the company’s cornerstone of its business and top priority across all operating units. Bright House Networks local, customer service centers are available 24 hours per day, seven days per week, including holidays.
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