Bright House Networks has reached a distribution agreement with NBC Universal to deliver NBCU’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Bright House is also to offer the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in various platforms like video-on-demand (VOD), high-definition (HD), broadband, and
more. Bright House to broadcast more than 1,200 total hours of Olympics coverage on seven NBCU networks like NBC, USA Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Oxygen, Mojo HD and Universal HD, Bright House plans to offer customers with Free-On-Demand and HD services, as well as broadband content. Subscribers will also enjoy NBCU’s two HD sport-specific channels for soccer and basketball.
Bright House Networks also plans to offer more than 800 hours of HD coverage on select NBCU HD networks like
NBC HD – 225 hours
Universal HD – 379 hours of simulcasts and re-airs of CNBC and MSNBC
HD sport – NBC Olympic Soccer Channel and NBC Olympic Basketball Channel
We are pleased to offer our customers NBC Universal’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics which showcases the power of BHN’s digital video and Road Runner High Speed services,’ said Buz Nesbit, division president. ‘This programming includes an unprecedented amount of High Definition, On-Demand and Broadband Olympics-related content, all made easily accessible for no additional charge to our digital video and Road Runner subscribers.’
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