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Bright House Networks Offers More Ways to Catch Up On Favorite Programs

- Launch of Primetime On Demand makes popular TV shows available anytime -

ORLANDO, Fla., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright House Networks announces the launch of Primetime On Demand as another convenient way for consumers to catch up on shows they've missed. Recent episodes of today's most popular programs are now available on Primetime On Demand including such shows as Heroes and Friday Night Lights from NBC, the Survivor and CSI series from CBS, Monk from USA, Nip/Tuck from FX and many more. Episodes appear on Primetime On Demand as soon as the day after their original air date and remain on the service for up to four weeks. Primetime On Demand is available at no additional charge to Bright House Networks Digital Video customers.

"We are pleased to be able to offer these popular prime-time shows for free anytime," said Kevin Hyman, Executive Vice President, Cable Operations. "Between hectic schedules and tight budgets, we believe today's consumers deserve more ways to relax and enjoy what they want to watch, when they want. This is why we are committed to providing more options than any other video service provider."

Several Bright House Networks markets also offer Start Over(TM) which allows Digital Video customers to re-start a program already in progress and then play, rewind, pause and resume the Start Over program during its original broadcast window. Bright House Networks plans to continue the expansion of Start Over this year in other markets as well as adding this free feature to more channels, including HD channels, in existing markets.

"Whether they just missed the beginning of a show or are a day late or a week late in catching up," Hyman continues, "Our customers enjoy being in control of their TV viewing experience through Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), On Demand, Start Over, and even on the PC."

In addition to Primetime On Demand, Bright House Networks offers hundreds of cable TV programs anytime on a variety of free On Demand services including Entertainment On Demand, Cutting Edge On Demand, Kids On Demand, Sports On Demand, and more. A complete listing can be found at http://ontv.brighthouse.com/free/.

Bright House Networks also offers a variety of free cable programming on the PC to Road Runner High Speed Internet customers through the Road Runner Video Channel (http://video.rr.com/). Individual TV episodes and entire series are available to download to own for as little as $1.99 per episode from the Road Runner Video Store (http://videostore.rr.com/).

More information about these and other services from Bright House Networks is available at www.mybrighthouse.com.

Additional information on Primetime On Demand:

The following networks and TV programs are currently available on Primetime On Demand with more networks and shows to come:

    NBC -  "Chuck", "ER", "Friday Night Lights", "Medium", "Heroes", "The
            Biggest Loser"
    USA -  "Burn Notice", "Monk", "Psych"
    CBS -  "Survivor", "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "CSI: Miami", "CSI:
            New York", "NCIS"
    FX -   "Damages", "Nip/Tuck", and various movies, with "Rescue Me" coming
            soon
    SCI-FI (coming soon) - "Battlestar Galactica"

About Bright House Networks

Bright House Networks is the nation's 6th largest multiple cable system operator (MSO) with 2.4 million customers in several large markets including Tampa Bay, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Bakersfield, California; Indianapolis, Indiana; Detroit, Michigan; and Birmingham, Alabama; along with several other smaller systems in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. The high-growth Tampa/Orlando markets are contiguous and form one of the country's largest cable clusters. Bright House Networks' corporate locations are in Syracuse, New York and Orlando, Florida.