Posted by Roger Simmons If you want to watch high school sports on TV, Bright House Sports Network is going to be your channel. The cable sports station announced Thursday that it signed a three-year deal with the Florida High School Athletic Association — allowing it to produce and televise all state quarterfinal, semifinal and championship…
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Changes afoot at Bright House’s News 13
Wow — I need to go buy a lottery ticket. Just a day after I made my 2011 predictions for the Orlando TV market — looks like one has come true — and another may be about to. I received this communication Tuesday afternoon: “CFN13 just laid off news director Sean McNamara. The general manager,…
Bright House adds Bay News 9, 8 other channels
As we predicted earlier, Bright House Networks announced Tuesday the addition of its Tampa Bay cable news station, Bay News 9 — as well as eight other channels to its Orlando offerings. The seven new HD channels bring to 34 the number of high-def offerings the cable company has added this year. Its available HD…
Bay News 9 joins Orlando lineup this week
The rumors are true: Bright House Networks will be adding its Tampa Bay cable news station, Bay News 9, to its Central Florida lineup this week. The sister channel for our News 13 is expected to go live as early as Tuesday along with a host of other new channels on the cable network. But…
Lose Fox on Bright House Networks? There are alternatives
The clock is ticking, and Fox is ready to pull the plug on its channels on Bright House Networks at the stroke of midnight tomorrow. Orlando attorney John Morgan took the mammoth media company to court today to try to stop it from cutting off its signals for the cable system. But, according to the…
Longo lands at Central Florida News 13
Some quick hits to start your week: Nice to see reporter Adam Longo bounce back from WKMG’s downsizing. He’s got a gig with Central Florida News 13. His bio on the CFNews13.com Web site says he’s weekend anchor, although I spotted him doing live shots on Friday when a busload of tourists stopped at Celebration…
Bright House keeps Viacom channels, adds Fox Sports
Wow! Not only did Bright House Network customers avoid losing their Viacom-run channels, but finally … after years and years of waiting … the cable company added Fox Sports Florida. As reported earlier this week, Viacom and Bright House-Time Warner were deadlocked over a proposed rate increase Viacom wanted for its popular channels. Viacom was…
Viacom ready to yank channels off Bright House
I suspect this isn’t how Bright House Networks subscribers planned to start 2009 — with a bunch of popular channels missing from their cable lineup. But that’s what may happen because of a dispute with Viacom over extra money the media company wants for its channels. According to The Associated Press, Viacom has asked for fee increases…
Gibson to anchor World News from Orlando this week
Some notes to start the week … ABC’s World News with Charles Gibson will air from Orlando on Thursday night. His visit to the Sunshine State is part of ABC’s “Battleground Bus Tour,” which will take Gibson to key areas around the country that could decide the presidential election. Other stops after Orlando, according to ABC:…