Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) announced today the addition
of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Network to the digital portion of its
Expanded Basic line-up, when MLB Network officially launches on January
1, 2009.
"We feel MLB Network will add a significant amount of value to our
line-up, and increase our customers’ enjoyment of Charter’s video
service,” commented Rich DiGeronimo, Vice President of Product
Management for Charter. "We listen to our customers, and access to MLB
Network has been high on their list. Our ability to deliver America’s
national pastime in this way further elevates the value of Charter’s
home entertainment services.”
As Major League Baseball’s first 24-hour channel, the Network has big
plans for its in-season and off-season programming. MLB Network is set
to provide over 1,400 hours of live shows, led by MLB Tonight,
airing six to seven hours per night during the baseball season.
In-season, the network will carry mostly live programming, covering
stories across the entire league, while the off-season programming will
focus more on archival programming. Its new Hot Stove show will
air five nights a week to catch fans up on all the speculated trades,
roster changes, managerial changes and off-season awards. 30 Clubs in
30 Days, a special series which will air during baseball’s spring
training sessions, will feature a different MLB club during each of the
thirty days, focusing on the up-coming season and the status of the team
and its players.
Twenty-six regular season game telecasts are scheduled for showing
during the baseball season on the Network.
Over the past year, Charter has invested over a billion dollars to
continue providing state-of-the-art services throughout its cable
systems nationwide. Charter is committed to investing in its
communities, providing an advanced network on which residential and
commercial customers rely for their communications needs, and delivering
value to all its customers by offering high-quality products and
services backed up by superior customer care.
About Charter Communications
Charter Communications, Inc. is a leading broadband communications
company and the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the
United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband
services, including advanced Charter Digital Cable® video entertainment
programming, Charter High-Speed® Internet access, and Charter
Telephone®. Charter Business™ similarly provides scalable, tailored, and
cost-effective broadband communications solutions to business
organizations, such as business-to-business Internet access, data
networking, video and music entertainment services, and business
telephone. Charter’s advertising sales and production services are sold
under the Charter Media® brand. More information about Charter can be
found at www.charter.com.