The Oxygen Network and Comcast Challenge Viewers to 'Fight Like A Girl'

The Oxygen Network and Comcast Challenge Viewers to 'Fight Like A Girl'

Women's Cable Network Offers Free Self Defense Classes at the TELOS Performance Center

DALLAS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- "Fight Like a Girl," that's what the Oxygen Network and Comcast will teach participants to do for 3 weeks as part of the "Fight Like A Girl" promotion beginning October 10th. The network will host free specialty classes in Dallas at the health and fitness center TELOS. All those who participate will receive free lessons in boxing, kick boxing, and martial arts from top-level instructors. Participants can sign up by completing registration forms at TELOS Performance Center 13701 Dallas North Parkway in Dallas, or telephone (972) 386-2536.

"Comcast is proud to team up with Oxygen to support this safety initiative, and we encourage as many women as possible to step forward to take advantage of this free training at TELOS," says Sanford Ames, Jr, Comcast's Area Vice-President.

About Oxygen Media

Oxygen, the only cable network owned and operated by women, is currently available in 55 million homes. The network was launched in 2000 to fill a void in the television landscape -- creating a network targeted to younger women. The fastest growing independent network, Oxygen became profitable in 2004. Oxygen is rewriting the rulebook for women's television, with the most original programming of all the women's networks including Oprah After the Show, Talk Sex with Sue Johanson and Girls Behaving Badly. Geraldine Laybourne, the network's founder, Chairman and CEO, has led the company to be a strong advocate for women. Through programs like The Mentor's Walk, Oxygen's national program for bringing along the next generation, and "Who Cares About Girls," Oxygen's new documentary series -- Oxygen is creating The New Girls Network.

About Comcast

Comcast Corporation (http://www.comcast.com/ ) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 21.4 million cable customers, 7.7 million high-speed Internet customers, and 1.2 million voice 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, OLN, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four regional 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 regional offices are located in Irving, serves more than half a million customers and employs more than 1,500 people in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Source: Comcast

CONTACT: Jim Gordon of Comcast, +1-972-830-3811; or Summer Wilkie of Oxygen Media, +1-212-651-5272

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

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