Comcast Delivers Iron Man ON DEMAND

Comcast Delivers Iron Man ON DEMAND

Cal Ripken Jr. and Cooperstown Highlights Honor Upcoming Hall of Fame Inductions

PHILADELPHIA, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights of Cal Ripken Jr.'s historic career, along with instructional videos for baseball's next generation of players, are now available through ON DEMAND from Comcast free of charge to Digital Cable customers throughout Comcast's Eastern Division serving Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington, DC. This is the most comprehensive collection of Ripken and Hall of Fame material ever compiled and made available through Comcast's video on demand service, and includes several exclusive pieces of footage from CN8, The Comcast Network. Ripken will be inducted to the Hall of Fame in July 2007, following last January's nearly unanimous first-ballot Hall of Fame selection. Ripken is widely renowned for playing in 2,632 consecutive games as well as for tallying more than 3,000 hits and 400 home runs during his career. Comcast Digital Cable customers can access a variety of content detailing Ripken and the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Ripken Experience ON DEMAND highlights include:

-- Hall of Fame induction speeches from baseball legends Luis Aparicio,
Wade Boggs, Jim Bunning, Harmon Killebrew, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer,
Brooks Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Mike Schmidt, Earl Weaver, Dave Winfield
and Carl Yastrzemski

-- Special coverage from "Out of Bounds" on CN8, The Comcast Network that
includes host Gregg Murphy's one-on-one with Ripken at Baltimore's
Sports Legend Museum, as well as an interview with Mike Flanigan, one
of the Orioles' general managers and Ripken's former teammate

-- Exclusive interviews with Ripken, Tony Gwynn, Brooks Robinson, Melvin
Mora and more from "Cal's Call to the Hall: The Fans Speak," Comcast
SportsNet's series of programming dedicated to the 2007 National
Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions in Cooperstown, NY

-- Segments from "Baseball the Ripken Way," an instructional video series
created by Cal and his brother Bill that aims to strengthen
fundamental baseball skills such as hitting, pitching, turning a
double play and executing a rundown for today's young athletes

-- Interview with Ray Schulte, general manager of Ironclad Authentics,
showcasing Hall of Fame collectable items that feature Ripken and
fellow 2007 inductee Tony Gwynn

"We've had a long term partnership with Comcast and I've always been impressed with their VOD technology and service," said Cal Ripken, Jr. "As we grow the game of baseball this is a great way for youth players, coaches and fans to access this original content when and how they want."

Comcast Digital Cable customers can view the Ripken Experience content free of charge by going to the ON DEMAND main menu, selecting the Sports & Fitness category and then selecting Ripken Experience. The Ripken Experience segments are part of Comcast's growing ON DEMAND lineup, which offers more than 9,000 programs a month that can be viewed on a customer's own schedule with the ability to pause, fast-forward and rewind. Ninety-five percent of ON DEMAND programs are free.

"The Ripken Experience delivers a one-of-a-kind ON DEMAND destination for baseball fans and young players to learn from the game's icons and get ready for this summer's historic Hall of Fame events," said Michael Ortman, vice president of programming, Comcast Cable Eastern Division. "This is another example of our commitment to delivering a wide range of sports and fitness programs, from Pilates and yoga to professional and college sports and more."

The majority of Comcast customers subscribe to Digital Cable and take advantage of its numerous advantages - better picture and sound quality, thousands of ON DEMAND programs, on-screen channel guide, parental controls, digital music channels and more. In 2006, Comcast's Eastern Division customers accessed more than half a billion video on demand offerings and are expected to access 750,000 programs this year.

For more information about Comcast's products and services, call 1-800- COMCAST or visit the company's web site at www.comcast.com.

About Comcast

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation, the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 11.5 million high-speed Internet customers and 2.5 million digital voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's Eastern Division currently serves more than 5.4 million customers along the New York to DC corridor, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia and North Carolina. The Eastern Division also founded and manages CN8, The Comcast Network, one of the nation's largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television networks, seen by more than nine million homes on the East Coast. The Eastern Division is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

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CONTACT: Gabriel Weissman for Comcast Cable, +1-610-650-1352, or
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