Bright House Networks Adds Local and Premium Channels to Bright House TV App

Bright House Networks Adds Local and Premium Channels to Bright House TV App

ORLANDO, Fla., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright House Networks today announced that it has added local Florida channels and premium networks to the programming lineup on the Bright House TV App.  The app, which allows viewers to watch live streaming television anywhere within their homes, is available for download to Bright House Networks customers at no additional charge.

With the Bright House TV App, viewers can easily flip through the channel listings and watch what's currently on with just a slide and tap of the fingertip. Viewers in Tampa and Central Florida can now enjoy the following local channels in their respective markets:

    TAMPA                            CENTRAL FLORIDA
    BHN travel Weather Now           BHN travel Weather Now
    Bright House Sports HD           Bright House Sports HD
    Info Mas HD                      Info Mas HD
    WCLF (Ind)                       WACX (Ind)
    WEDU (PBS) HD                    WDSC (Ind) HD
    WFLA (NBC) HD                    WESH (NBC) HD
    WFTS (ABC) HD                    WFTV (ABC) HD
    WFTT (Telefutura) HD             WHLV (TBN)
    WMOR (Ind) HD                    WKCF (CW) HD
    WRMD (Telemundo) HD              WKMG (CBS) HD
    WTOG (CW) HD                     WOFL (FOX) HD
    WTSP (CBS) HD                    WOPX (ION) HD
    WTTA (myTV) HD                   WOTF (Telefutura) HD
    WTVT (FOX) HD                    WRBW (MyTV)
    WUSF (PBS) HD                    WRDQ (Ind) HD
    WVEA (Univision) HD              WTGL (Ind)
    WXPX (ION) HD                    WTMO (Telemundo)
                                     WUCF (PBS) HD
                                     WVEN (Univision) HD

Bright House Networks customers also continue to have access to Bay News 9 and Central Florida 13 locally via the Bright House TV app.

Customers who subscribe to HBO, Cinemax, Starz, Showtime and The Movie Channel can now enjoy them on the app. The Bright House TV App features more than one hundred channels on a variety of programming networks, including A&E, Discovery, Lifetime, Cartoon Network, SyFy, CNN, Disney Channel, TLC, History, Travel Channel, USA, AMC and more. Bright House Networks initially launched the Bright House TV App for the iPad in October.

To utilize the Bright House TV App, Bright House Networks customers can download the app from the Apple iTunes store. Once the app is downloaded, viewers can access Bright House TV directly from their iPad's touchscreen by tapping the icon and entering their Bright House Networks My Services username and password. The channels available on the app are based on the channels the customers currently receive as part of their Bright House Networks TV service.  In addition to having an iPad, customers must have a High Speed Internet connection and a wireless router to use the Bright House TV App. The app is available at no additional charge to Bright House Networks video customers.

About Bright House Networks

Bright House Networks is the sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems in the U.S. and the second largest in Florida with technologically advanced systems located in five states including Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California.

Bright House Networks serves more than 2.4 million customers who subscribe to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services.  The company also offers a full suite of phone, Internet, Ethernet and cable television services to businesses of all sizes. Bright House Media Strategies, the advertising arm of Bright House Networks, offers businesses advanced targeted advertising solutions.  Bright House Networks also owns and operates exclusive local news and sports channels in its Florida markets.

For more information about Bright House Networks or our products and services, visit brighthouse.com.

SOURCE  Bright House Networks

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