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DONE DEAL: NFL and Time Warner Cable officially announce carriage for NFL Network on cable system

TWC customers will begin seeing network and NFL RedZone Sunday, with full launch by Thursday

UPDATE, 10:20 a.m.:  Customers of the former Insight Communications (now part of Time Warner Cable) will be able to find NFL Network on Ch. 547 in SD and Ch. 926 in HD.  NFL RedZone, which costs an additional $35, can be found on Ch. 548 in SD and 919 in HD.  Time Warner Cable channel positions for the rest of the Tri-State are not yet known.

PREVIOUSLY: The NFL and Time Warner Cable, the country's second-largest cable provider, have officially announced a new long-term deal for carriage of NFL Network and the NFL RedZone channel.

NFL Network and NFL RedZone will debut in Time Warner Cable homes beginning Sunday, with full launch before Thursday, Sept. 27.

"We're delighted to have reached an agreement for NFL Network and NFL RedZone that provides a good value to our customers," said Melinda Witmer, Executive Vice President and Chief Video and Content Officer for Time Warner Cable. "The additional games this year and the proven appeal of NFL RedZone will certainly prove to be a draw for our customers. We look forward to a long and productive relationship with the NFL."

"We are excited to work with Time Warner Cable to bring fans football 24 hours a day, 365 days a year," said NFL Network President and CEO Steve Bornstein. "Time Warner Cable subscribers will be able to enjoy our weekly Thursday Night Football schedule, our award-winning Sunday NFL GameDay shows, NFL Total Access, NFL Films programming and much more. In addition, the NFL RedZone channel is a truly exciting way to enhance your Sunday football viewing experience each and every week."

For Time Warner Cable subscribers, NFL Network will be available on the Digital Basic and Sports Pass tiers, and NFL RedZone will be available to Sports Pass customers.

NFL Network is the home of Thursday Night Football -- 13 prime-time NFL regular-season games from September through December -- and 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 more than 2,500 hours per year of original programming, including: NFL Total Access, NFL GameDay, the new four-hour NFL AM weekday morning show, Top 10, Playbook, NFL Replay, NFL Classic Games plus the Emmy award-winning Sound FX and America's Game.

NFL Network also features every NFL preseason game, the Senior Bowl, plus more coverage of the NFL Draft, Pro Football 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.

Time Warner Cable and Insight Communications (which TWC bought recently) serve the following Tri-State communities:
  • (Insight) Evansville Metro Area (also Boonville, Cynthiana, Ft. Branch, Haubstadt, Huntingburg, Jasper, Mt. Vernon, Owensville, Poseyville & Princeton, Ind.; and Corydon & Henderson, Ky.)
  • (Insight) Dawson Springs, Nortonville & St. Charles, Ky.
  • (Insight) Providence, Ky.
  • Shawneetown, Equality, Junction & Ridgway, Ill.
  • Newburgh & Chandler, Ind.
  • Rockport, Reo, Hatfield & Spencer Co., Ind.
  • Beaver Dam, Centertown, Hartford, McHenry, Rockport & Ohio Co., Ky.
  • Dixon, Clay & Wheatcroft, Ky.
  • Livermore, Calhoun & McLean Co., Ky.
  • Madisonville, Earlington, Hanson, White Plains, Mortons Gap, Sebree & Hopkins Co., Ky.
  • Morganfield, Waverly & Uniontown, Ky.
  • Owensboro, Daviess & Henderson Counties, Ky.

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