Comcast Launches EWTN and EWTN Espanol in Southern California

Comcast Launches EWTN and EWTN Espanol in Southern California

** Launch Accelerated to Allow Customers Access to Papal Ceremonies **

LOS ANGELES, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, today announces the launch of EWTN and EWTN Espanol in southern California. The launch, originally slated for June 2005, was accelerated to accommodate the public's high interest in the papal ceremonies this week.

EWTN Global Catholic Network, the world's largest Catholic network, will provide 24-hour coverage of this week's historic funeral of Pope John Paul II, as well as live broadcasts of the events surrounding the conclave and the election of a new Pope. EWTN's regular daily lineup features programming in both English and Spanish of instructional series with noted theologians, thought-provoking documentaries, exciting call-in talk shows, children's series and animated specials, live church events, and inspiring devotionals.

"Comcast is pleased to offer our customers EWTN and EWTN Espanol at this important time in history," said Debi Picciolo, regional senior vice president for Comcast. "We are thankful we could work with EWTN to accelerate this launch."

"These are indeed historic days for the Church and for the world. We are grateful to Comcast for their decision to launch EWTN and EWTN Espanol at this momentous time," said Michael P. Warsaw, President of EWTN Global Catholic Network. "We look forward to working with Comcast in southern California in meeting the needs of their subscribers in the days and years ahead."

EWTN and EWTN Espanol are available on Comcast channels 291 and 637 respectively. These channels will be available to all Comcast cable households in southern California including, Santa Clarita, Hollywood, Inglewood, Culver City, Pomona, Bellflower, Costa Mesa, Tustin, Corona, Lake Elsinore, among others.

About Comcast

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 21.5 million cable customers and 7 million high-speed Internet customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.

The Company's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network, G4, AZN Television, TV One and four Comcast SportsNets. The Company also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

Comcast, whose Southern California offices are located in El Segundo, California, serves more than 500,000 customers and employs more than 1,700 people throughout the Southland.

About EWTN

EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 24th year, is available in 110 million television households in 110 countries. And with its direct broadcast satellite service, satellite delivered AM & FM radio networks, its worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com and publishing arm, EWTN is the largest religious media network in the world.

Source: Comcast, Southern California

CONTACT: Patti Rockenwagner of Comcast, Southern California, +1-310-563-5884, or cell, +1-310-245-5686, patricia_rockenwagner@cable.comcast.com

Web site: http://www.comcast.com/ http://www.ewtn.com/

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