JAMESTOWN, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The
Design Network, a broadband television network created by Furnitureland
South executives Jason and Jeff Harris, has garnered more than a
million page views and approximately 10,000 subscribers since its launch
in April wood maps of the great lakes 2013. Due to this success, it is now making its debut on its
own channel on Time
Warner Cable, channel 69 wall laser cut maps in the Piedmont starting today.
“The Design Network was created for everyone who shares a passion for
the home. What I’m seeing on television has no correlation to the
amazing home décor industry that I’ve grown up in and have been exposed
to all my life,” said Jason Harris, founder of The Design Network and
executive vice president of Furnitureland South. “For the past year, we
have connected with the great brands, authentic design experts and
creative filmmakers to produce a new brand of interactive video
entertainment in the home décor genre.”
The Design Network was created to help people become more inspired and
knowledgeable about designing, decorating and living in their homes. “We
are uniquely qualified to create a network featuring entertainment,
inspiration and instruction for the home,” Harris nautical wood maps commented. “With our
retail business, Furnitureland South, being located in the epicenter of
the home furnishings industry, we furnish more than 25,000 homes a year
with clients from all over the world and work closely with the finest
furniture brands and design influencers.”
“We always look for opportunities to work with networks to enhance our
diverse channel lineup,” said Mike Smith, area vice president of
operations, Time Warner Cable. “The Design Network created a television
network to engage laser cut wood maps consumers in décor and the world of interior design –
we are excited to provide our customers with access to this unique
source of programming.”
The Design Network was created for the future of television, which
Harris believes to be app-based, personalized and interactive. “We
weren’t thinking we’d have a cable network when we started, but we are
excited to partner with today’s most relevant TV platform to engage
viewers with our content in a traditional way, while educating them and
directing them to the interactive broadband experience where they can
comment, rate and share as well as see the products being used. And
eventually, they will even be able to purchase those products.”
Shows that have made The Design Network wildly popular, such as The
Design Tourist with Karen LeBlanc, The
Lettered Cottage with Layla Palmer, Gracious
Living with Anne-Marie Barton and Dramatic
Designs with Kimberlin Brown, are amongst those slated to be
featured on Time Warner Cable’s channel 69. Also today, The Design
Network debuts a new show called Space Off, featuring Furnitureland
South design teams competing against each other with an empty space and
a unique design challenge, with guest judge appearances by some of the
biggest names in the design world.
In addition to The Design Network’s new television channel, the online
version expands to further engage interior design professionals and home
enthusiasts everywhere by allowing them to create their own channels,
similar to YouTube. Here they can leverage The Design Network to upload
and annotate their own videos and photos and grow their own audience.
Through these channels, designers and home enthusiasts may earn
commissioned, promoted series on TDN TV.
“The common thread between our new channel on Time Warner Cable, the
introduction of Space Off and our added online functionality that allows
for the creation of personal channels is that video is the most powerful
way to connect, and we are doing it in ways that are entertaining and
educational,” Harris said. “It is all about storytelling that invites
the viewers in and empowers them to make home decorating decisions.”
Launched in April 2013 by home furnishings industry veterans Jason and
Jeff Harris, The Design Network is a broadband, all-screens network that
aligns the best designers, architects, furniture purveyors, video
producers and home enthusiasts to offer inspirational, instructional and
entertaining videos about home design and fashion. By serving on-demand
content in a new, relevant and fresh way, and reaching home enthusiasts
through a multitude of screens, anywhere at any time, the Design Network
is an entertaining resource for design inspiration, expert advice and
product information, as well as a growing, vibrant community built on a
shared passion for all things “home.” http://www.TheDesignNetwork.com
With more than 1 million square feet of home furnishings and
accessories, Furnitureland South provides acres of exquisitely designed
vignettes, expert designers and a white-glove national delivery service.
The store is a multi-day destination for discerning consumers from every
state and many foreign countries. http://www.furniturelandsouth.com.
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) is among the largest providers of
video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States,
connecting 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each
other. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers data, video and voice
services to businesses of all sizes, cell tower backhaul services to
wireless carriers and enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed
applications and services. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm
of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies
innovative advertising solutions. More information about the services of
Time Warner Cable is available at http://www.twc.com,
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