Bright House Adds 10 Multicultural Nets in Tampa Area

Bright House Networks is adding 10 multicultural premium channels, in Asian, European and Middle Eastern languages, in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla., today under a pact with Comcast-owned International Media Distribution.

The cable operator is adding:

-- TV5 Monde, French programming, for $9.99 per month.

-- Deutsche Welle, German programming in German and English, $9.99.

-- Raitalia TV: Italian programming, $9.99.

-- Channel One Russia, Russian programming, $14.99.

-- Antenna Satellite, Greek programming, $14.99.

-- Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, Vietnamese-American programming, $14.99.

-- The Filipino Channel, Filipino programming, $11.99.

-- tvK, Korean American programming, $12.99.

-- TV Japan, Japanese programming, $24.99.

-- ART, Arabic programming, $12.99.