Bright House Networks

For the UK retailer BrightHouse, see BrightHouse (retailer).
Bright House Networks LLC
Subsidiary
Industry Communications
Fate Acquired by Charter Communications
Successor Charter Communications
Founded 2003 (2003)
Defunct 2016
Headquarters Syracuse, New York, United States
Key people
Steve Miron, CEO[1]
Nomi Bergman, President[1]
Bill Futera, EVP and CFO
Products Digital cable
Home phone service
Business phone service
High-speed Internet
Business data solutions
Home security and automation
Parent Advance Publications
(2003–2016)
Charter Communications
(2016–present)
Website www.brighthouse.com

Bright House Networks LLC was an American media company. Prior to its purchase by Charter Communications, it was the tenth-largest multichannel video service provider and the 6th largest cable internet provider (based on coverage) in the United States.[2] The company served more than 2.2 million customers.[3]

Bright House Networks' primary service offerings included digital television, high-speed internet, home security and automation and voice services.[3]

Bright House Networks also owned and operated two 24-hour local news operations; Central Florida News 13 serving the Orlando area, and Bay News 9 serving the Tampa Bay area.[4]

History

Prior to 1994, some of the systems were fully owned by Advance/Newhouse under the names Vision Cable and Cable Vision (no relation to Cablevision in the New York City metro area), while in other areas, Bright House Networks is the successor to TelePrompTer Cable TV, Group W Cable, Strategic Cable, Paragon Cable, Shaw Communications and the Tampa Bay/Orlando Time Warner Communications (previously Time Inc.'s American Television & Communications before the Time Warner merger) systems in Florida.

All of the systems that eventually came to be owned by Bright House Networks were previously owned by the Time Warner Entertainment–Advance/Newhouse Partnership. Under a deal struck in 2003, Advance/Newhouse took direct management and operational responsibility for a portion of the partnership cable systems roughly equal to their equity. Bright House Networks offers video, high-speed data, home security and automation and voice services. In addition, Bright House Networks operated two regional local news channels – Bay News 9 in the Tampa Bay market, and News 13 in the Orlando market. Bright House Networks had an extensive fiber optic network in the Florida area and used it to provide commercial services including dedicated Internet access, VPN services, and private network transport as well as telecom facilities such as SIP trunking and PRI service.

On March 31, 2015, Charter Communications announced it would acquire Bright House in a $10.4 billion deal, contingent on Time Warner Cable waiving its right of first refusal to acquire the latter company, which was not expected to be exercised given the then-pending Comcast–Time Warner Cable merger.[5] On May 26, 2015, after Comcast had abandoned its plans to buy Time Warner Cable, Charter announced its own plans to merge with TWC, as well as a renegotiated arrangement for the purchase of Bright House. If both deals are completed, Advance/Newhouse will gain a stake of roughly 14 percent in the combined company.[6] On April 25, 2016 regulators approved both mergers. As a result of the deal, the Bright House and Time Warner Cable brands will be phased out and eliminated completely, with both services amalgamated under Charter's Spectrum brand over the coming months.[7]

Service area

The company provided service to areas including Indianapolis, Central Florida (Orlando / Daytona Beach areas), Tampa Bay area, Lakeland, Birmingham–Hoover area, west suburban Detroit, and Bakersfield. Most of its former business was concentrated in Central Florida.

Naming rights

Bright House Networks owns the naming rights to UCF's Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando, Florida; Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, the spring training home of the Phillies; and the Bright House Networks Amphitheatre in Bakersfield, California. They formerly served as title sponsor of the Futures Tour Bright House Networks Open golf tournament, held in Lakeland, Florida.

Carriage disputes

When Bright House Networks was separate from Time Warner Cable, most of its carriage deals were still negotiated on its behalf by Time Warner Cable.[8] Thus, Bright House customers were affected whenever there were carriage disputes between TWC and a content provider, which has happened several times.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 CableFAX: 31. Family Affair: Bob Miron, Steve Miron, Nomi Bergman
  2. NCTA Top 25 MSO's
  3. 1 2 "About Bright House Networks". Bright House Networks. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  4. "About Bright House Networks". Bay News 9. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  5. "Charter to buy Bright House cable". Orlando Sentinel. March 30, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  6. "Charter Communications Agrees to Acquire Time Warner Cable". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. "Charter completes purchase of Time Warner Cable, Bright House". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  8. "Bright House viewers lose WTOG, Showtime". TampaBay.com.
  9. LIN TV Corp.: Time Warner Contract Expires October 2 Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. Viacom May Pull Channels Off Time Warner Cable in Contract Spat
  11. "Time Warner may cut 'Colbert,' 'Spongebob'". msnbc.com.
  12. Los Angeles Times: "Viacom, Time Warner Cable settle contract dispute", 1/1/2009.
  13. keepfoxon.com, Fox's official carriage protest site Archived January 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  14. Reuters: "Fox says Time Warner Cable may drop Fox TV shows", December 18, 2009.
  15. AP (via Chicago Tribune): "Fox grants 'brief extension', keeps signal going as dispute with Time Warner Cable continues", January 1, 2010.
  16. ABC News: "NFL, 'Idol' After All: Time Warner Cable, Fox Announce Deal on Broadcasts; Football Fans Breathe Easier as Cable Giants Reach an Unspecified Agreement", January 1, 2010.
  17. New York Post: "Time Warner Cable, Disney set TV deal", August 30, 2010. Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  18. "ABC, ESPN stay on air as Disney-Time Warner talks continue". September 2, 2010.
  19. Riddell, Kelly (September 2, 2010). "Disney Keeps Channels on Time Warner Cable as Talks Extend Past Deadline". Bloomberg.
  20. "Business News, Personal Finance and Money News". ABC News. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  21. 1 2 Adweek: "Hearst and Time Warner Cable Part Ways Over Retrans", July 10, 2012.
  22. Adweek: "Imported Signals in Retrans Fight Raise Regulatory Questions", July 10, 2012.
  23. Tampa Bay Times: "Hearst dispute with Bright House pulls WMOR-Ch. 32 and digital THIS TV off Tampa Bay cable system", July 10, 2012.
  24. Broadcasting & Cable: "Hearst TV, Time Warner Cable End Viewer Blackout", July 19, 2012.
  25. "Local 6 issues programming alert". ClickOrlando.com.
  26. "Showtime off Bright House in fee dispute". The Orlando Sentinel.

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