Comcast Launches AnyRoom(TM) On Demand in New England

Comcast Launches AnyRoom(TM) On Demand in New England

New Comcast Offering Allows Customers to Start a Video On Demand Program In One Room and Finish It in Another

BOSTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast today announced that AnyRoom(TM) On Demand is now available to all digital cable customers across New England, enabling them to start an On Demand program on one television and continue to view it on any other TV in the home that has a digital cable box. Digital cable customers with On Demand do not need to make any changes to their service or add equipment to take advantage of the new AnyRoom feature, which is free of charge.

"We are excited to bring this feature to our digital cable customers throughout New England," said Randy Waddell, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Comcast's NorthCentral Division. "We are committed to delivering our customers the ultimate TV viewing experience and the addition of AnyRoom technology is yet another feature that allows them to view their favorite programming, whenever and wherever they want to watch."

How AnyRoom On Demand Works:

-- The "Saved Programs" list is shared among all digital cable boxes
within a household registered to the same account, allowing On Demand
movies or shows to be selected in one room and then viewed in another.
It also allows customers to watch the same program from two or more
different digital boxes simultaneously.
-- To continue watching or to restart a program in another room, customers
can simply go to the "Saved Programs" folder on their On Demand Main
Menu and select the desired program. The program will resume where it
left off.
-- All On Demand programs more than 19 minutes in length are included in
the AnyRoom feature. Any free, premium channel or paid program can be
watched during the "rental window" of the program on any TV in the home
that has a digital cable box.
-- All program titles that are saved on one digital box will be displayed
in the "Saved Programs" list on other digital boxes throughout the
home. Parents are encouraged to regularly confirm that their Parental
Control locks are in place as appropriate on each digital box
throughout the home. Information about Parental Control features can
be found at www.comcast.com/parental_controls or by calling the
dedicated parental control hotline at 1-866-781-1888.

AnyRoom On Demand is one of several features that enable customers to watch programs on their own terms. Earlier this year, Panasonic and Comcast announced the industry's first Portable DVR/DVD player powered by tru2way(TM) technology at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. The Comcast/Panasonic co-branded AnyPlay(TM) Portable DVR (P-DVR) will allow Comcast customers to record programming at home and take it with them wherever they go. The P-DVR will be available beginning in early 2009.

Comcast's growing On Demand library offers access to more than 10,000 titles every month available any time customers want to watch them -- with the ability to fast forward, rewind and pause selections. In March, Comcast announced it surpassed its seven billionth On Demand view, including more than one billion in New England alone, since 2003. Comcast customers will have access to more than 1,000 high definition choices by the end of 2008, and beginning next year, Comcast plans to offer more than 6,000 movies a month On Demand, with more than 3,000 in high definition.

For more information on AnyRoom On Demand or to order Comcast digital cable service, customers can call 1-800-COMCAST or visit www.comcast.com.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA; CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com/) is 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 content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten Comcast SportsNet networks and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. 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 New England regions serve 2.6 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut and New York and employ nearly 7,000 individuals.

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