'Profiles in Courage' on Bridges TV to Feature Comcast

'Profiles in Courage' on Bridges TV to Feature Comcast

US Muslim, Jewish and Christian Students 'Quest For Peace' in Middle East

BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridges TV announced today that its Wednesday, March 7th episode of "Profiles in Courage" will feature Comcast at 8pm ET and 9pm PT. A three-minute sneak preview of the show can be viewed online at http://www.bridgestv.com/

The "Profiles in Courage" episode will highlight how from CEO Brian Roberts to President Bill Connors of Midwest, Comcast is building a corporate culture that lives commitment to community and diversity. The show will share how Comcast has earned the trust of local community Leaders with personal relationships, innovative products and unique programming.

"Products such as Comcast Digital Voice with free calls to Canada and low international rates add tremendous value to our multi-cultural communities," said Abdullah El-Amin, Executive Director of the Council of Islamic Organizations. Comcast Digital Voice provides unlimited local and long distance calling, 12 popular calling features and Voice Mail. Additional discounts are available on Comcast Digital Voice upon bundling with Comcast Cable and High Speed Internet.

In offering unique programming such as Bridges TV on digital Basic Cable, Jerome Espy, Director of Media Relations for Comcast, added, "Everyone around the world needs to see and understand that it's not some thing that they need to fear, but it's some thing they need to embrace." Bridges TV is the first of its kind 24x7 basic network in English that is building a dialog between 300 million Americans and 1 billion Middle Eastern and South Asian people.

In the spirit of building dialog, Bridges TV will broadcast the courageous production of "Quest For Peace," on Wednesday, March 7th at 10pm ET and 7pm PT. "Quest For Peace" tracks the journey of Muslim, Jewish and Christian college students from the United States as they travel through the Arab countries and Israel. In this unique journey, they study the sources of conflict and explore the prospects for peace.

"A show like 'Quest For Peace' underscores the importance and urgency for all Americans to work together in finding solutions to problems with dialog and mutual understanding. By offering such unique programming in its digital Basic service, Comcast has proven its courage and commitment to inter-faith understanding," said Mo Hassan, Chief Executive Officer of Bridges TV.

Bridges TV programming is compelling and timely, especially in the post- 9/11 world where greater understanding is needed between the West and the Middle East & South Asia. Bridges TV is accomplishing this mission with programming that is entertaining and educating America. Most importantly, Bridges TV programming is completely unique with no duplication on the dial, as it builds bridges between the West and the East.

Bridges TV is a 24x7 television network in English that is building a dialog between 300 million Americans and 1 billion Middle Eastern and South Asians. Bridges TV's entertainment and educational programming includes movies, sit-coms, news, current affairs, food, travel, children, documentaries, magazine, inter-faith, sports, music and talk shows. For more information, visit http://www.bridgestv.com/.

Media Contacts:

Mo Hassan: CEO, Bridges TV, 716.308.6593, mohassan@bridgestv.com

Jerome Espy: Media Relations, Comcast, 248.233.4834,
jerome_espy@cable.comcast.com

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Source: Bridges TV

CONTACT: Mo Hassan, CEO, of Bridges TV, +1-716-308-6593, or
mohassan@bridgestv.com; or Jerome Espy, Media Relations, of Comcast,
+1-248-233-4834, or jerome_espy@cable.comcast.com

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

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