Comcast Cable's Eastern Division and the Pentagon Channel Deliver 2008 Service Academy Graduations ON DEMAND

Comcast Cable's Eastern Division and the Pentagon Channel Deliver 2008 Service Academy Graduations ON DEMAND

Graduations from West Point, Naval and Air Force Academies to Feature Noted Commencement Speakers Including President George W. Bush and Military Elite

OAKS, Pa., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Friends and family members unable to attend the graduation ceremonies of loved ones can now watch the commencements ON DEMAND thanks to a unique offering from Comcast and the Pentagon Channel. The two have partnered to bring coverage of this year's U.S. Service Academy graduations, including the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Military Academy at West Point, to Comcast Digital Cable customers throughout New Jersey, Delaware, southeastern and central Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. via Comcast's signature Local Video On Demand service.

Each graduation ceremony, available no later than four days following the commencements, can be viewed through June 14th, allowing Digital Cable customers to watch them any time, day or night, with the ability to fast forward, rewind and pause selections at their convenience. Like all other Comcast Local Video On Demand programming, the military graduations are free of charge.

Customers can access "Graduations ON DEMAND" by tuning to Channel 1 on their digital cable lineup or pressing the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then clicking on the "Get Local" category followed by the "Academy Graduations" folder. Each graduation ceremony profiled will feature distinguished speakers and the best and brightest of our nation's military services. The graduation ceremony schedule is as follows:

-- May 23 - U.S. Naval Academy - Featured address from Admiral Michael
Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (available by May 27)
-- May 28 - U.S. Air Force Academy - Featured address from President
George W. Bush (available by May 30)
-- May 31 - U.S. Military Academy at West Point - Featured address from
Pete Geren, Secretary of the Army (available by June 3)

"Offering military graduations ON DEMAND underscores Comcast's commitment to supporting the thousands of service members and their families throughout our footprint," said Michael Doyle, president of Comcast Cable's Eastern Division and founder of CN8, The Comcast Network. "We are pleased to partner with the Pentagon Channel to offer this relevant programming to our customers that Comcast is uniquely qualified to deliver."

"We appreciate Comcast's decision to carry the Pentagon Channel's coverage of the military service academy graduations," said Brian Natwick, general manager of the Pentagon Channel. "Their support helps us share the excitement and traditions of academy graduations with our military service members and their families."

From signature "Get Local" programs like Troop Greetings ON DEMAND, a service that allows military personnel stationed overseas to send special holiday greetings to their loved ones back home, to military-related investments, volunteerism and programming, Comcast helps connect service members and their families to what matters most in their lives.

Comcast's 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 Comcast

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com/), the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. With 24.7 million cable customers, 14.1 million high-speed Internet customers and 5.2 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.

About Pentagon Channel

The Pentagon Channel broadcasts military news and information for and about the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces -- Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve. The channel is available on-base to more than 1.3 million service members who live and work on more than 359 military bases, camps and installations in the U.S. The channel is also available to the 800,000 service members and their families serving overseas in 178 countries via the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS). The channel also reaches more than 13 million households through commercial distribution on satellite and cable systems nationwide. In addition, the channel programming is streamed live 24/7 at http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/, is available via Video On Demand, and podcast -- both audio and video -- from this website.

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CONTACT: Josh Kodeck of Comcast, +1-301-625-3476,
joshua_kodeck@cable.comcast.com; Michael Winneker of Pentagon Channel,
+1-703-428-0200, Michael.Winneker@pentagonchannel.mil

Web site:

http://www.comcast.com/
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/

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