America Channel Announces Comprehensive Distribution Agreement with Comcast

America Channel Announces Comprehensive Distribution Agreement with Comcast

Agreement Includes Digital Carriage in 26 Markets

HEATHROW, Fla., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- America Channel today announced that it has signed an affiliation agreement with Comcast for digital carriage of its new channel in 26 markets. America Channel will announce its launch plans in early 2008.

Beginning in 2008, America Channel will deliver sports events from 19 NCAA Division I Conferences representing 172 universities. More than half of all NCAA Division I universities will be featured, including hundreds of football and basketball games, as well as extensive additional sports and conference tournaments. Thirty-four of the teams that participated in last year's Men's and Women's NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament will have a total of over 100 regular season appearances on America Channel next season.

America Channel expects that it will be added to Comcast's digital cable lineup in the following markets: Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Nashville, Chattanooga, Little Rock, Columbia, Savannah, Monroe, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Roanoke/Lynchburg, Philadelphia, Wilkes Barre/Scranton, New York, Boston, Hartford/New Haven, Providence, Burlington (Vt.), San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Denver.

America Channel's planned regional services are: AC New England, AC Northeast, AC Mid-Atlantic, AC Midwest, AC Mountain, AC South and AC West. America Channel will also feature SportsLife (TM) -- campus-generated sports and lifestyle content jointly developed with America Channel's University partners. The 19 NCAA Division I Conference partners and their 172 universities and colleges also will have the opportunity for joint marketing with America Channel.

"We are pleased to announce this agreement with Comcast," stated Doron Gorshein, CEO of America Channel. "We look forward to providing the America Channel to Comcast's digital cable subscribers."

About America Channel

America Channel(R) is a new planned network, combining over 1,000 NCAA Division I sports events, with real-life stories about the aspirations, achievements, challenges and adventures of students and student athletes. America Channel's NCAA Division I Conference partners include: Big South Conference, Southern Conference, Big West Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, Big Sky Conference, America East Conference, Patriot League, Sun Belt Conference, Southland Conference, Ivy League, Atlantic Sun Conference, Gateway Football Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Northeast Conference, Pioneer Football League, Summit League (formerly Mid-Continent Conference), Great West Football Conference, Horizon League, and West Coast Conference.

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Source: America Channel

CONTACT: Doron Gorshein CEO of America Channel, +1-407-333-3031

Web site: http://www.americachannel.us/

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Profile: International Entertainment