Comcast Adds More HD Choices in Oregon and SW Washington, AnyRoom(TM) On Demand

Comcast Adds More HD Choices in Oregon and SW Washington, AnyRoom(TM) On Demand

Hundreds of Choices Now Available in HD; Offering Allows Customers to Start a Video On Demand Show in One Room and Finish it in Another

BEAVERTON, Ore., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast, the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, is launching eleven new high-definition (HD) networks in the Oregon and SW Washington Market and one new standard definition channel, the company announced today. The new HD channels will include: Disney Channel HD, ABC Family Channel HD, Discovery Channel HD, TLC HD, Science Channel HD, Food Network HD, Animal Planet HD, SciFi HD, CNN HD, AMC HD, TBS HD. NHL Network will launch in standard definition on the Sport and Entertainment tier. The addition of the eleven channels is part of the commitment Comcast has made to offer more choice in high-definition content available to Comcast HD customers, along with hundreds of HD choices instantly available through Comcast On Demand.

In addition, Comcast today announced the launch of AnyRoom(TM) On Demand, available now to all Digital Cable customers. AnyRoom allows customers to select Channel 1 On Demand programs on one television and view them on any other TV in the home that has a digital cable box. Digital Cable customers with On Demand do not need to make any changes or add equipment to take advantage of the AnyRoom feature, and it is completely free of charge.

Ten of the new HD networks will launch on the Digital Starter HD service level in Oregon and SW Washington communities, with the Science Channel launching on Digital Classic and the NHL Network launching on the Sports and Entertainment tier. The new services will appear on the following channels:

   NEW NETWORK                                         CHANNEL    Disney Channel HD                                      741   ABC Family HD                                          739   TBS HD                                                 755   Discovery Channel HD                                   707   Science Channel HD                                     772   Food Network HD                                        766   SciFi HD                                               759   Animal Planet HD                                       743   TLC HD                                                 738   CNN HD                                                 744   AMC HD                                                 771   NHL Network                                            418    

"With Comcast HD service, it's a matter of choice. We offer more HD viewing choices than any other provider including 75 movies in HD and popular network shows available at any time," said Lars Lofas, vice president of marketing for Comcast in Oregon and SW Washington. "We are also committed to providing our customers with the ultimate TV viewing experience and the

addition of AnyRoom technology is yet another value added feature that allows them to view their favorite programming, whenever and wherever they want to watch."

   How AnyRoom Works    -- The "Saved Programs" list is shared among all digital cable boxes      within a household registered to the same account, allowing On Demand      movies or shows to be ordered in one room and then viewed in another.      It also allows customers to watch the same program from two or more      different digital boxes simultaneously.   -- To continue watching or to restart a program in another room, customers      can simply go to the "Saved Programs" folder on their On Demand Main      Menu and select the desired program.  It will resume where left off.   -- All On Demand programs more than 19 minutes in length are included in      the AnyRoom feature.  Any free, premium channel or paid programs can be      watched during the "rental window" of the program on any TV in the home      that has a digital cable box.   -- All program titles that are saved on one digital box will be displayed      in the "Saved Programs" list on other digital boxes throughout the      home.  Parents are encouraged to regularly confirm that their Parental      Control locks are in place as appropriate on each digital box      throughout the home.  Information about Parental Control features can      be found at http://www.comcast.com/parental_controls or by calling the      dedicated parental control hotline at 1-866-781-1888.    

"We're providing more than 400 HD On Demand choices, including 36 HD channels, and are quickly moving to our goal of having up to 1,000 HD choices available to our customers at any time. With HD channels, movies, sports and network choices available in HD On Demand and the ability of our Comcast digital video recorders to record choices in super clear high-definition format, there is always something to watch in HD. The future of television is HD content available on the customer's schedule, and we're committed to delivering that to Oregon and SW Washington," added Lofas.

AnyRoom On Demand is one of several features that enable customers to watch programs on their own terms. Earlier this year, Panasonic and Comcast announced the industry's first Portable DVR/DVD player powered by tru2way(TM) technology at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. The Comcast/Panasonic co-branded AnyPlay(TM) Portable DVR (P-DVR) will allow Comcast customers to record programming at home and take it with them wherever they go. The P-DVR will be available beginning in early 2009.

Comcast's On Demand library offers access to more than 10,000 titles every month and is continually growing; last month Comcast announced it surpassed its 7 billionth On Demand view and 1 billion hours watched since 2003. Comcast customers will have access to more than 1,000 HD choices in 2008, and beginning next year, Comcast plans to offer more than 6,000 movies a month On Demand, with more than 3,000 in HD.

For more information on Comcast's HDTV service or AnyRoom On Demand, customers can call 1-800-COMCAST or visit http://www.comcast.com/.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) (NASDAQ:CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 13.2 million high-speed Internet customers, and 4.6 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten Comcast SportsNet networks and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast 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.

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