Bright House Sports Network to Televise All 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies Home Matches

The Tampa Bay Rowdies and Bright House Networks are pleased to announce an exclusive partnership to televise all of the club’s home matches. Beginning with the season opener on April 2, the Rowdies will air their home games exclusively on Bright House Sports Network.

More than 85,000 fans came out to Al Lang stadium to see the Rowdies in 2015. With this new partnership, the thrill of Rowdies soccer will now be available in on television in homes St. Petersburg/Tampa/Clearwater and Orlando/Daytona/Melbourne.

”Bright House Sports Network is the perfect partner to share the renewed energy and excitement surrounding the Tampa Bay Rowdies,“ said Rowdies principal owner Bill Edwards. ”Soccer is the fastest growing sport in America, with millions of kids playing across the country and tens of thousands playing right here Central Florida. With Bright House Networks we will be able to showcase our attack-minded style of play to soccer enthusiasts and families around the state.“

Bright House Sports Network (BHSN) will televise all 16 home matches, plus pre and post-game shows, live and in high definition (HD). Matches can be seen exclusively on Bright House Networks HD Channel 1147 and in standard definition on channel 47. The contests will be telecast using 12 state-of-the-art HD cameras and even more microphones to ensure that every kick, tackle, foul and goal can be seen – and heard – in the viewer’s living room. A replay of the game will be also be telecast the following Sunday at 2pm.

”Bill Edwards has done an outstanding job with the franchise, building excitement and turning ÔSoccer Saturdays’ into must see events in downtown St. Petersburg,“ said Chris Jadick, Director of Bright House Sports Network. ”We at Bright House see a great future for the franchise and we proudly look forward to being a part of it.“

ABOUT BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS

Bright House Networks is the sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems in the U.S. and the second largest in Florida, with technologically advanced systems located in five states including Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California and two of the top 20 DMAs.

Bright House Networks serves approximately 2.5 million customers who subscribe to one or more of its video, high-speed data, home security and automation and voice services. Bright House Networks Business Solutions offers a strong portfolio of video, voice, data, and cloud-based solutions to the small and medium business segments. In addition, Bright House Networks Enterprise Solutions provides advanced, fiber-based telecommunication services to key industry verticals in the mid-market and carrier segments, including cloud-based hosted voice, managed security, and cell backhaul to wireless carriers.

The company was recently re-certified as a Cisco¨ Master Service Provider under the Cisco Cloud and Managed Service Program, and was the first cable operator in the United States to achieve this designation. Bright House Networks also owns and operates exclusive, award-winning, local news and sports channels in its Florida markets. For more information about Bright House Networks, or our products and services, visit brighthouse.com.