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Suite 320 Vice President
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Tel 407-215-5520
CITY OF VENTER SPRINGS
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September 26, 2012
Mayor and Commissioners VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
City of Winter Springs
1126 East S.R. 434
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Dear Mayor and Commissioners:
This is to advise you of information on programming for Bright House Networks customers.
As of November 1, 2012 Fox Business Channel will be made available to Standard Service subscribers
and Fox Movie Channel will be made available to Digital Service subscribers.
Bright House Networks utilizes a new digital video delivery technology known as Switched Digital Video
(SDV). SDV is a robust bandwidth management system that makes it possible to offer more digital video
programming services than before including new HD channels. To be able to offer more new video
services, Bright House Networks will be moving some existing programming services to the new SDV
system as well as adding new services on the SDV system.
Beginning on or after November 1, 2012, the following channels will be launched on the SDV system:
Retirement Living TV Channel 201
GEM Channel 215
Liquidation Channel Channel 216
Shop Zeal 1 Channel 217
Shop Zeal 2 Channel 218
Shop Zeal 3 Channel 219
Shop Zeal 4 Channel 220
Shop Zeal 5 Channel 221
Shop Zeal 6 Channel 222
Shop Zeal 7 Channel 223
HSN HD Channel 1325
QVC HD Channel 1326
Shop NBC HD Channel 1327
As of September 23, 2012,the following channels were launched on the SDV system:
NFL Network Channel 201 &NFL Network HD Channel 1145
Redzone Sports Pass Channel 202 &Redzone HD Sports Pass Channel 1146
City of Winter Springs
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As of September 8, 2012,the following channels were launched on the SDV system:
ESPN College Sports 1 Sports Pass Channel 208
ESPN College Sports 2 Sports Pass Channel 209
When delivered on the SDV system,these channels will become a bi-directional (or two-way) service and
will be available to all Bright House Networks customers who subscribe to our digital services and lease a
digital converter or similar bi-directional device capable of supporting two-way services.
However, the above channels will not be available to customers with a uni-directional (one-way) retail
device who currently lease a Cab1eCARD from Bright House Networks. This small number of impacted
customers have been notified directly about the changes and offered the option of obtaining a digital
converter or similar bi-directional equipment from Bright House Networks. In either case, such
customers will not need to replace their uni-directional retail device.
From time to time our agreements with cable channels and television stations come up for renewal. While
we do not anticipate any loss or disruption of service, regulations require us to notify you of the
possibility of losing programming. Therefore, please be advised that our agreements with Antenna
Satellite, BBC America, Channel One Russia, Cooking Channel, Current TV, DIY, Encore, Encore
Action, Encore Drama, Encore Family, Encore Family West, Encore Love, Encore Suspense, Encore
West, Encore Westerns, ETTV-Super, Food Network, Game Show Network (GSN), Go1TV,, Great
American Country (GAC), MC, MoviePlex, NHL Center Ice, NHL Network, Ovation, Sprout On Demand,
Starz, Starz West, Starz Cinema, Starz Cinema West, Starz Edge, Starz Edge West, Starz in Black, Starz in
Black West, Starz Kids & Family, Starz Kids & Family West, TV Japan, You Too and Zap2It remain in
effect on a month-to-month basis, but we may have to cease carriage in all formats if our authority to
continue is withheld.
If you have any questions, please contact me or Michel Champagne, Vice President of Operations for
your area. Information on our services is available on our website at www.brighthouse.com.
Sincerely,
Diane Pickett Culpepper
cc: Kevin L. Smith, City Manager
Michel Champagne, Bright House Networks