Comcast to Launch 80 New Networks in Portions of San Francisco Bay Area as it Offers a 'World of More' Programming

Comcast to Launch 80 New Networks in Portions of San Francisco Bay Area as it Offers a 'World of More' Programming

51 New HD Networks, 14 International Channels and 13 Spanish Language Networks Come To Areas of South Bay and North Bay After Successfully Converting Customers to Digital Services, Comcast Now Has 92 HD Networks and Delivers on Programming Promise With Slew of New Viewing Options in Phase One of Bay's Digital Upgrade

LIVERMORE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSK) (NASDAQ:CMCSA) , the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications, today announced that it is launching 80 new networks on August 11 in portions of the San Francisco Bay Area, including up to 51 high-definition (HD) networks, 13 Spanish language channels, 14 international premium networks and two standard definition channels (see complete list of networks and channel numbers below). Twenty-six communities in the South Bay and North Bay (see complete list of cities below) will now have access to 92 HD networks and will be receiving a slew of new programming in the first phase of channel launches as a result of Comcast's recent digital upgrade of customers from analog to digital.

Earlier this year, Comcast began a digital migration called "The World of More," offering digital upgrades to Standard Cable customers to migrate from analog to digital, and converting channels 31 and above to a digitally delivered format. Comcast's digital upgrade reclaimed analog bandwidth to allow the company to provide more products and services to customers, such as faster Internet speeds, more channels and more ON DEMAND content. Comcast continues its digital migration in other portions of the Bay Area and those areas will receive the new programming in subsequent phases later in 2009.

"We've heard from customers that they can't get enough HD and multicultural programming, so we're excited to exponentially increase our offering of those networks and give even more value to our customers as part of our digital upgrade," said Steve White, Senior Vice President of Comcast's California Region. "These channel launches are about delivering on Comcast's promise to customers that by converting to digital, we could offer more of the products and services they want, right away. And this is just the beginning as we roll out 'The World of More' in California."

Beginning August 11, the new programming will be available to residential homes and businesses in the following cities: Belvedere, Corte Madera, Cupertino, Fairfax, Forest Knolls, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Lagunitas, Larkspur, Los Altos, Marin, Mill Valley, Milpitas, Mountain View, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Geronimo, San Quentin, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sausalito, Sunnyvale, Tiburon and Woodacre. (Note: Los Altos, Milpitas, Saratoga and Sunnyvale have already launched 12 of the HD networks and Retirement Living TV, so those cities will be receiving 67 new networks).

The new HD networks will include: BET HD, Biography Channel HD, Bravo HD, Cartoon Network HD, CBS College Sports HD, CMT HD, CNBC HD, Comedy Central HD, Disney XD HD, E! HD, Encore HD, ESPN News HD, Fox Business Network HD, Fox News Channel HD, Fuse HD, FX HD, G4 HD, Hallmark Movie Channel HD, HBO Comedy HD, HBO Latino HD, HBO Zone HD, IFC HD, Lifetime HD, Lifetime Movie Network HD, MGM HD, MLB Network HD, MSNBC HD, MTV HD, NBA TV HD, NHL Network HD, Nickelodeon HD, Outdoor Channel HD, Planet Green HD, QVC HD, Showtime Too HD, Speed HD, Spike HD, Starz! Comedy HD, Starz! Edge HD, Starz! Kids & Family HD, Style Network HD, Thriller MAX HD, Action MAX HD, TMC The Movie Channel HD, Travel Channel HD, TV One HD, VH1 HD, WE HD, The Weather Channel HD, WGN HD and a pay-per-view (PPV) HD channel.

In addition to these new HD Channels, Comcast continues to deliver more HD content ON DEMAND, so customers can watch HD when they want to watch it. With more than 1,000 HD choices, Comcast is delivering the HD programming that aligns with what consumers want to watch and how they want to watch it, for example:

   --  live HD sporting events from all of the major local broadcasters,       Comcast SportsNet, ESPN and ESPN2, TBS, TNT, Versus, etc.;   --  more than 200 HD movies from top movie providers;   --  nearly 300 television shows including highly acclaimed television       series like "Mad Men," "Weeds" and the "CSI" series, available on       linear and on HD On Demand the day after they air; and   --  hundreds of music offerings in the music category, which is one of the       most popular categories currently On Demand.    

Customers who do not receive HD channels will have new programming options as well. All of the areas will receive Hallmark Movie Channel and those areas that have not already launched Retirement Living TV, will receive that network as well. All cities will receive the 14 international premium networks, which include Antenna One, Band Internacional, C1R, Deutsche Welle, GMA Life, MYX, PFC 100% Futebol, RTP, Setanta Sports, STAR India GOLD, STAR India NEWS, STAR ONE, TV Globo and Vijay, as well as the 13 Spanish language channels, which include AYM Sports, Bandamax, De Pelicula, De Pelicula Clasico, EWTN En Espanol, Latele Novela, Multimedios, Ritmoson Latino, SUR Mexico, TeleHit, Teleritmo, TBN Enlace and Utilisima.

In addition to the new networks, up to 29 additional international and HD networks are changing channel numbers in order to group together genres of programming as well as channels that share a similar language or country of origin (see complete list of networks and channel numbers below).

The following lists can also be found at http://comcastcalifornia.mediaroom.com/

                   51 NEW HIGH DEFINITION (HD) NETWORKS    Network                                               New Channel #   -------                                               -------------    WGN HD                                                      717    QVC HD  *                                                   719    ESPN News HD                                                726    NBA TV HD                                                   727    NHL Network HD                                              728    MLB Network HD                                              729    Speed HD  *                                                 731    CBS College Sports HD                                       732    Bravo HD  *                                                 733    TV One HD                                                   740    FX  HD  *                                                   741    Style Network HD                                            742    Spike HD                                                    743    G4   HD                                                     744    Comedy Central HD                                           745    E!  HD  *                                                   753    Travel Channel HD  *                                        755    Fox News Channel HD  *                                      760    Fox Business Network HD  *                                  761    CNBC HD  *                                                  762    Disney XD HD                                                763    Cartoon Network  HD  *                                      766    Nickelodeon HD                                              767    Planet Green HD                                             771    Biography Channel  HD                                       772    The Weather Channel HD                                      776    BET  HD                                                     777    CMT   HD                                                    778    Fuse HD                                                     779    VH1  HD                                                     781    MTV  HD                                                     782    Outdoor Channel  HD                                         784    MSNBC HD                                                    787    IFC  HD                                                     790    WE   HD                                                     791    Hallmark Movie Channel HD  *                                794    Lifetime HD                                                 795    Lifetime Movie Network  HD                                  796    MGM  HD                                                     797    HBO Comedy HD                                               805    HBO Zone  HD                                                807    HBO Latino HD                                               808    Encore  HD  *                                               809    Starz! Edge   HD                                            817    Starz! Comedy HD                                            818    Starz! Kids & Family  HD                                    819    Showtime Too  HD                                            826    Action MAX  HD                                              840    Thriller MAX  HD                                            841    TMC The Movie Channel  HD                                   847    PPV  Events HD                                              870    * Has already launched in Los Altos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Saratoga and   Sunnyvale                        2 NEW STANDARD DEFINITION NETWORKS    Network                                               New Channel #   -------                                               -------------    Hallmark Movie Channel                                      500    Retirement Living TV  *                                     205    * Has already launched in Los Altos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Saratoga and   Sunnyvale                       14 NEW INTERNATIONAL PREMIUM NETWORKS     For programming information visit www.comcast.com/internationaltv    Network                                               New Channel #   -------                                               -------------    Setanta Sports    (English/International)                   300    TV Globo    (Portuguese/Brazilian)                          305    PFC 100% Futebol   (Portuguese/Brazilian)                   306    Band Internacional    (Portuguese/Brazilian)                307    RTP    (Portuguese)                                         310    Antenna One    (Greek)                                      312    Deutsche Welle    (German)                                  315    C1R    (Russian)                                            325    STAR India NEWS    (South Asian - Hindi)                    341    STAR ONE    (South Asian - Hindi)                           342    STAR India GOLD    (South Asian - Hindi)                    343    Vijay    (South Asian - Tamil)                              349    MYX    (English + Taglish)                                  368    GMA Life    (English + Tagalog)                             370                        13 NEW SPANISH LANGUAGE NETWORKS    Network                                               New Channel #   -------                                               -------------    AYM Sports    (sports)                                      626    Multimedios    (news)                                       632    SUR Mexico    (news)                                        641    Latele Novela    (soap operas)                              645    Utilisima    (women)                                        646    TeleHit    (music/entertainment)                            653    Ritmoson Latino    (music/entertainment)                    654    Teleritmo    (music/entertainment)                          655    Bandamax    (music/entertainment)                           656    TBN Enlace    (religious)                                   658    EWTN En Espanol    (religious)                              659    De Pelicula    (movies)                                     664    De Pelicula Clasico    (movies)                             665                                   29 CHANNEL CHANGES    Network                             Old Channel #     New Channel #   -------                             -------------     -------------    TV5Monde    (French)                      252               317    Raitalia    (Italian)                     254               319    RTN    (Russian)                          255               324    TV Japan    (Japanese)                    245               330    SBTN    (Vietnamese)                      248               331    tvK    (Korean)                           263               332    Zee TV    (South Asian)                   246               336    TV Asia    (South Asian)                  247               337    SET Asia (SONY)    (South Asian)          249               338    STAR India PLUS    (South Asian)          250               340    CTI-Zhong Tian Channel (Chinese/Mandarin) 243               354    CCTV-4    (Chinese/Mandarin)              244               355    Phoenix Info News (Mandarin/Dragon Pack)  257               356    Phoenix North America    (Mandarin/Dragon Pack)                   258               357    ETTV-Super Channel    (Mandarin/Dragon Pack)                   256               358    Jade    (Chinese/Cantonese)               262               360    The Filipino Channel    (Filipino)        241               367    GMA Pinoy TV    (Filipino)                242               369    Playboy en Espanol    (Spanish)           613               676    ABC Family HD                             764               768    Disney Channel HD                         765               769    Palladia HD                               743               783    Hallmark Movie Channel HD                 749               794    AMC HD                                    769               798    HBO HD                                    770               801    Encore HD                                 775               809    Starz! HD                                 780               816    Showtime HD                               785               825    Cinemax HD                                792               838     About Comcast Corporation  

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) (NASDAQ:CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.8 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). 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.

Comcast's California Region, based in Livermore, California, serves more than 2.4 million customers in Northern and Central California. Comcast employs more than 7,500 local residents across the region.

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