Birmingham Ala. - January 30, 2008 – CMT, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, launched on Bright House Network’s in Birmingham, Alabama. CMT is part of Bright House’s Digital Package on channel 134.
CMT is currently in over 87 million homes, and is America’s No. 1 country music network with a mix of music, news, live concerts and original programming. The network’s offerings include such hit shows as CMT CROSSROADS, CMT TOP 20 COUNTDOWN, CMT INSIDER, TRICK MY TRUCK, DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS: MAKING THE TEAM, GONE COUNTRY and tentpole event CMT MUSIC AWARDS.
“We are excited to be able to offer CMT to our customers.” says Karen Broach, President of Bright House Networks Birmingham Division. “Having the No. 1 rated country music network available to our subscribers is another sign of our commitment to providing the quality programming that our customers have come to expect from Bright House Networks,” adds Broach.
CMT, a unit of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and Heartland entertainment, reaching more than 87 million homes in the U.S. CMT and its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. The network’s digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with 137 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, LOGO, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 200 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.
About Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks is the nation’s 6th largest MSO 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), Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD), High Definition Television (HDTV) and the immensely popular, Digital Video Recorders (DVR) available to them. Since its introduction, HDTV has achieved impressive acceptance with Bright House Networks customers who are equipped to receive the signals.
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. 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 Bright House Networks communities.
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