Comcast Cable Eastern Division Offers Papal Masses On Demand

Comcast Cable Eastern Division Offers Papal Masses On Demand

Historic Washington, D.C. and New York City Masses Available for Viewing at Customer Convenience

OAKS, Pa., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Cable and EWTN Global Catholic Network today announced they have partnered to provide Comcast Eastern Division customers the opportunity to view coverage of the masses celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in Washington, D.C. and New York City through Comcast's Local Video On Demand service. The masses will be available free of charge to Comcast Digital Cable customers, allowing them to view each mass in its entirety at their convenience, day or night, with the ability to pause, fast forward and rewind. Comcast Cable's Eastern Division includes New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.

The two events include the Papal Mass taking place at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, April 17 and the Papal Mass taking place at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Sunday, April 20, concluding the Pope's historic visit to the United States. Each Mass will be available for ON DEMAND viewing beginning the same day as the live telecast on EWTN, and through Sunday, April 27.

"I would like to thank EWTN for giving us the opportunity to make these two special events available to our customers as a public service, allowing them to experience it on their own schedule with family and friends," said Michael Doyle, president of Comcast Cable's Eastern Division and founder of CN8, The Comcast Network. "This is an example of the type of local programming our customers want and that we are uniquely positioned to deliver."

"We're delighted and grateful that Comcast is making EWTN's coverage of the two Papal Masses available to its customers," said Michael P. Warsaw, president of EWTN. "This is a great service to anyone who may not be able to view the Masses real time or who may want to experience the events again."

Comcast Digital Cable customers can view the Masses at no additional charge by tuning to Channel 1 on their digital cable lineup or pressing the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then clicking on "Get Local" and selecting the "Papal Mass" folder. To view live coverage of every event during the Pope's U.S. trip, customers can tune to EWTN Global Catholic Network.

Comcast's signature ON DEMAND service continues to be a one-stop destination for local and entertainment programming - available anytime a customer wants to watch, with the ability to fast-forward, pause or rewind. Comcast's expanding ON DEMAND library today offers more than 10,000 titles per month, the vast majority of which are free. Since 2003, Comcast customers have viewed more than seven billion ON DEMAND programs.

Comcast Cable's Eastern Division continues to lead the way with Local Video On Demand offerings, in hundreds of categories ranging from pet adoptions to candidate interviews, missing children, high school sports, greetings from troop members serving overseas, and much more.

About EWTN Global Catholic Network

EWTN Global Catholic Network is available in nearly 150 million television households in 140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website http://www.ewtn.com/ and publishing arm, EWTN is the largest religious media network in the world.

About Comcast

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation (http://www.comcast.com/), 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 Eastern Division serves almost 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 employs approximately 18,000 people and is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

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Source: Comcast Cable Eastern Division

CONTACT: Aimee Metrick of Comcast, +1-410-513-3433,
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http://www.comcast.com/
http://www.ewtn.com/

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