ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter and NFL
Network today announced that they have reached a new, long-term
agreement for carriage of NFL Network. Charter, among the
largest cable and Internet service providers in the country, will
also offer the innovative NFL RedZone channel to its customers. NFL
Network and NFL RedZone will be available through Charter in time
for the start of the 2011 NFL regular season.
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"Charter has devoted and passionate NFL fans from coast to
coast. We're extremely pleased to be enhancing the value to our
customers with the addition of NFL Network and NFL RedZone," said
Allan Singer, Charter Senior Vice
President, Programming. "The total football experience for Charter
customers is now much more robust – high-definition picture, stats
and facts to help pick a fantasy team and in-depth analysis of
performance and strategy."
"Charter is one of the top cable systems in the country and we
are excited its customers will be the newest fans to enjoy the only
network dedicated entirely to football," said John Malkin, NFL Network vice president of
affiliate distribution. "In addition to our Thursday Night
Football games, nightly news on NFL Total Access, Emmy
award-winning NFL Films programming and every NFL preseason game,
Charter customers will also be able to watch NFL RedZone –featuring
every touchdown from every game on Sunday afternoons – starting on
September 11."
"This season will be an exciting one for our team and for Rams
fans," said Sam Bradford,
second-year quarterback for the Rams. "I'm proud to be a part of
this great game in St. Louis, and
as a Charter customer, you can be sure I'll be watching NFL
Network, too."
Former Rams greats, including Marshall
Faulk, Kurt Warner and
Torry Holt, who helped lead the Rams
to a Super Bowl victory in 1999, are on NFL Network's roster of
analysts.
Soon-to-be-Hall-of-Famer Faulk added, "We are back to football
and NFL Network is the only network that provides Charter fans
inside access to NFL training camps with daily coverage leading up
to the kick off of the 2011 NFL season."
NFL Network is the destination for all that happens around the
sport of football. NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year and provides viewers with nearly 2,000 hours a
year of original programming, including: NFL Total Access,
NFL GameDay, Top 10, Playbook, NFL Replay, NFL
Classic Games plus the Emmy award-winning Sound FX and
America's Game series.
NFL Network is the home of Thursday Night Football, eight
NFL regular season games leading up to the playoffs. This year's
schedule kicks off on November 10
with the Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers and features the new
announcing team of Mike Mayock and
Brad Nessler. In addition, NFL
Network also features every NFL preseason game starting in August,
AFL and CFL games, the Senior Bowl, plus more coverage of the NFL
Draft, Hall of Fame ceremony, NFL Scouting Combine and Super Bowl
than anyone else.
NFL RedZone, produced by NFL Network, whips around every NFL
game on Sunday afternoons, delivering the touchdowns and most
exciting moments as they happen and in high definition. When a team
goes inside the 20-yard line, fans see the crucial plays live. The
channel keeps fans up-to-date in real time, switching from game to
game with live look-ins, highlights and a chance to see every
important play. For more information on NFL RedZone, visit
www.nfl.com/redzonetv.
NFL Network will be available to Charter customers on the
Digital View Plus tier and in high definition to customers
with high-definition service and HDTVs. NFL RedZone will be
available on Charter's sports tiers.
For more information about services from Charter, visit
www.charter.com.
About Charter
Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) is a leading broadband communications
company and the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States. Charter provides a full
range of advanced broadband services, including advanced Charter
TV® video entertainment programming, Charter Internet® access, and
Charter Phone®. Charter Business® similarly provides scalable,
tailored, and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to
business organizations, such as business-to-business Internet
access, data networking, business telephone, video and music
entertainment services, and wireless backhaul. Charter's
advertising sales and production services are sold under the
Charter Media® brand. More information about Charter can be found
at charter.com.
About NFL Network
NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a
year-round basis and is the only television network fully dedicated
to the NFL and the sport of football. Fans turn to NFL Network to
receive inside information and insights straight from the field,
team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making
news.
NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round access to all
NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season,
preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend,
NFL Draft, Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings,
minicamps and training camps. For more information log onto
NFL.com, the exclusive home of NFL Network, NFL video highlights,
NFL chats, news and information.
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