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Buffalo, NY, United States, 11/19/2007 - Time Warner Cable today announced a new local sports network Time Warner Sportnet on channel 13. Local high school and college sports can now be seen live and on tape delay. Additionally, Hockey greats Rob Ray and Matthew Barnaby will host a show.
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Time Warner Cable, the nation’s second-largest cable television operator, today announced that it has revamped its origination channel into primarily a local sports channel, Time Warner Cable SportsNet. Weekly programming highlights will include Enforcers with former Buffalo Sabres Rob Ray and Matthew Barnaby and the Press Pass Football Edition with Howard Simon, both on Monday evenings. Key contributors to the new format will be AHL hockey games from Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany; basketball and hockey games from local colleges Canisius, UB, St. Bonaventure and Niagara; Syracuse University basketball and lacrosse games and coaches shows from UB and Syracuse. There will be programming to entertain the snowmobile enthusiast, NASCAR racing fan and those who enjoy Great Lakes Fishing.
“Time Warner Cable is excited to be creating a must-have television channel for those who appreciate our regions many local sports. Channel 13 will be a key resource for catching NY Knicks games, Rochester hockey games and Syracuse basketball games. But perhaps most importantly, no other channel will have as much full coverage of high school and college sports live or in tape delay as the new Time Warner Cable SportsNet,” stated Gordon Harp, Buffalo Division President, Time Warner Cable.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet launched on today following a 10:00 am press conference unveiling the new studio set and introduction of on-air celebrities, including Rob Ray and Matthew Barnaby. The press conference was held at Time Warner Cable’s Channel 13 studios, located at 795 Indian Church Road in West Seneca.
About Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable owns and manages cable systems passing approximately 26 million homes in 33 states. The Company has 14.6 million customers for its various products, including video, high-speed data and residential telephone. This includes approximately 13.4 million basic video subscribers and more than 6 million customers who purchase more than one product as of December 31, 2006. Time Warner Cable includes some of the most technologically advanced and best-clustered cable systems in the country, with approximately 85 percent of the Company’s homes passed located in five geographic regions: the state of New York, the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California and Texas. It is the largest cable provider in the nation’s two largest cities, Los Angeles and New York. Leveraging its leadership in innovation and quality customer care, Time Warner Cable delivers advanced products and services such as video-on-demand, high-definition television, digital video recorders, high-speed data and Digital Phone.
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