Comcast to Launch 80 New Networks in Portions of San Francisco Bay Area as it Offers a 'World of More' Programming

Comcast to Launch 80 New Networks in Portions of San Francisco Bay Area as it Offers a 'World of More' Programming

51 New HD Networks, 14 International Channels and 13 Spanish Language Networks Come To Areas of South Bay and North Bay After Successfully Converting Customers to Digital Services, Comcast Now Has 92 HD Networks and Delivers on Programming Promise With Slew of New Viewing Options in Phase One of Bay's Digital Upgrade

LIVERMORE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSK)(NASDAQ:CMCSA), the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications, today announced that it is launching 80 new networks on August 11 in portions of the San Francisco Bay Area, including up to 51 high-definition (HD) networks, 13 Spanish language channels, 14 international premium networks and two standard definition channels (see complete list of networks and channel numbers below). Twenty-six communities in the South Bay and North Bay (see complete list of cities below) will now have access to 92 HD networks and will be receiving a slew of new programming in the first phase of channel launches as a result of Comcast's recent digital upgrade of customers from analog to digital.

Earlier this year, Comcast began a digital migration called "The World of More," offering digital upgrades to Standard Cable customers to migrate from analog to digital, and converting channels 31 and above to a digitally delivered format. Comcast's digital upgrade reclaimed analog bandwidth to allow the company to provide more products and services to customers, such as faster Internet speeds, more channels and more ON DEMAND content. Comcast continues its digital migration in other portions of the Bay Area and those areas will receive the new programming in subsequent phases later in 2009.

"We've heard from customers that they can't get enough HD and multicultural programming, so we're excited to exponentially increase our offering of those networks and give even more value to our customers as part of our digital upgrade," said Steve White, Senior Vice President of Comcast's California Region. "These channel launches are about delivering on Comcast's promise to customers that by converting to digital, we could offer more of the products and services they want, right away. And this is just the beginning as we roll out 'The World of More' in California."

Beginning August 11, the new programming will be available to residential homes and businesses in the following cities: Belvedere, Corte Madera, Cupertino, Fairfax, Forest Knolls, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Lagunitas, Larkspur, Los Altos, Marin, Mill Valley, Milpitas, Mountain View, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Geronimo, San Quentin, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sausalito, Sunnyvale, Tiburon and Woodacre. (Note: Los Altos, Milpitas, Saratoga and Sunnyvale have already launched 12 of the HD networks and Retirement Living TV, so those cities will be receiving 67 new networks).

The new HD networks will include: BET HD, Biography Channel HD, Bravo HD, Cartoon Network HD, CBS College Sports HD, CMT HD, CNBC HD, Comedy Central HD, Disney XD HD, E! HD, Encore HD, ESPN News HD, Fox Business Network HD, Fox News Channel HD, Fuse HD, FX HD, G4 HD, Hallmark Movie Channel HD, HBO Comedy HD, HBO Latino HD, HBO Zone HD, IFC HD, Lifetime HD, Lifetime Movie Network HD, MGM HD, MLB Network HD, MSNBC HD, MTV HD, NBA TV HD, NHL Network HD, Nickelodeon HD, Outdoor Channel HD, Planet Green HD, QVC HD, Showtime Too HD, Speed HD, Spike HD, Starz! Comedy HD, Starz! Edge HD, Starz! Kids & Family HD, Style Network HD, Thriller MAX HD, Action MAX HD, TMC The Movie Channel HD, Travel Channel HD, TV One HD, VH1 HD, WE HD, The Weather Channel HD, WGN HD and a pay-per-view (PPV) HD channel.

In addition to these new HD Channels, Comcast continues to deliver more HD content ON DEMAND, so customers can watch HD when they want to watch it. With more than 1,000 HD choices, Comcast is delivering the HD programming that aligns with what consumers want to watch and how they want to watch it, for example:

-- live HD sporting events from all of the major local broadcasters,
Comcast SportsNet, ESPN and ESPN2, TBS, TNT, Versus, etc.;
-- more than 200 HD movies from top movie providers;
-- nearly 300 television shows including highly acclaimed television
series like "Mad Men," "Weeds" and the "CSI" series, available on
linear and on HD On Demand the day after they air; and
-- hundreds of music offerings in the music category, which is one of the
most popular categories currently On Demand.

Customers who do not receive HD channels will have new programming options as well. All of the areas will receive Hallmark Movie Channel and those areas that have not already launched Retirement Living TV, will receive that network as well. All cities will receive the 14 international premium networks, which include Antenna One, Band Internacional, C1R, Deutsche Welle, GMA Life, MYX, PFC 100% Futebol, RTP, Setanta Sports, STAR India GOLD, STAR India NEWS, STAR ONE, TV Globo and Vijay, as well as the 13 Spanish language channels, which include AYM Sports, Bandamax, De Pelicula, De Pelicula Clasico, EWTN En Espanol, Latele Novela, Multimedios, Ritmoson Latino, SUR Mexico, TeleHit, Teleritmo, TBN Enlace and Utilisima.

In addition to the new networks, up to 29 additional international and HD networks are changing channel numbers in order to group together genres of programming as well as channels that share a similar language or country of origin (see complete list of networks and channel numbers below).

The following lists can also be found at http://comcastcalifornia.mediaroom.com/

51 NEW HIGH DEFINITION (HD) NETWORKS

Network New Channel #
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WGN HD 717

QVC HD * 719

ESPN News HD 726

NBA TV HD 727

NHL Network HD 728

MLB Network HD 729

Speed HD * 731

CBS College Sports HD 732

Bravo HD * 733

TV One HD 740

FX HD * 741

Style Network HD 742

Spike HD 743

G4 HD 744

Comedy Central HD 745

E! HD * 753

Travel Channel HD * 755

Fox News Channel HD * 760

Fox Business Network HD * 761

CNBC HD * 762

Disney XD HD 763

Cartoon Network HD * 766

Nickelodeon HD 767

Planet Green HD 771

Biography Channel HD 772

The Weather Channel HD 776

BET HD 777

CMT HD 778

Fuse HD 779

VH1 HD 781

MTV HD 782

Outdoor Channel HD 784

MSNBC HD 787

IFC HD 790

WE HD 791

Hallmark Movie Channel HD * 794

Lifetime HD 795

Lifetime Movie Network HD 796

MGM HD 797

HBO Comedy HD 805

HBO Zone HD 807

HBO Latino HD 808

Encore HD * 809

Starz! Edge HD 817

Starz! Comedy HD 818

Starz! Kids & Family HD 819

Showtime Too HD 826

Action MAX HD 840

Thriller MAX HD 841

TMC The Movie Channel HD 847

PPV Events HD 870

* Has already launched in Los Altos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Saratoga and
Sunnyvale

2 NEW STANDARD DEFINITION NETWORKS

Network New Channel #
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Hallmark Movie Channel 500

Retirement Living TV * 205

* Has already launched in Los Altos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Saratoga and
Sunnyvale

14 NEW INTERNATIONAL PREMIUM NETWORKS
For programming information visit www.comcast.com/internationaltv

Network New Channel #
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Setanta Sports (English/International) 300

TV Globo (Portuguese/Brazilian) 305

PFC 100% Futebol (Portuguese/Brazilian) 306

Band Internacional (Portuguese/Brazilian) 307

RTP (Portuguese) 310

Antenna One (Greek) 312

Deutsche Welle (German) 315

C1R (Russian) 325

STAR India NEWS (South Asian - Hindi) 341

STAR ONE (South Asian - Hindi) 342

STAR India GOLD (South Asian - Hindi) 343

Vijay (South Asian - Tamil) 349

MYX (English + Taglish) 368

GMA Life (English + Tagalog) 370

13 NEW SPANISH LANGUAGE NETWORKS

Network New Channel #
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AYM Sports (sports) 626

Multimedios (news) 632

SUR Mexico (news) 641

Latele Novela (soap operas) 645

Utilisima (women) 646

TeleHit (music/entertainment) 653

Ritmoson Latino (music/entertainment) 654

Teleritmo (music/entertainment) 655

Bandamax (music/entertainment) 656

TBN Enlace (religious) 658

EWTN En Espanol (religious) 659

De Pelicula (movies) 664

De Pelicula Clasico (movies) 665

29 CHANNEL CHANGES

Network Old Channel # New Channel #
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TV5Monde (French) 252 317

Raitalia (Italian) 254 319

RTN (Russian) 255 324

TV Japan (Japanese) 245 330

SBTN (Vietnamese) 248 331

tvK (Korean) 263 332

Zee TV (South Asian) 246 336

TV Asia (South Asian) 247 337

SET Asia (SONY) (South Asian) 249 338

STAR India PLUS (South Asian) 250 340

CTI-Zhong Tian Channel (Chinese/Mandarin) 243 354

CCTV-4 (Chinese/Mandarin) 244 355

Phoenix Info News (Mandarin/Dragon Pack) 257 356

Phoenix North America
(Mandarin/Dragon Pack) 258 357

ETTV-Super Channel
(Mandarin/Dragon Pack) 256 358

Jade (Chinese/Cantonese) 262 360

The Filipino Channel (Filipino) 241 367

GMA Pinoy TV (Filipino) 242 369

Playboy en Espanol (Spanish) 613 676

ABC Family HD 764 768

Disney Channel HD 765 769

Palladia HD 743 783

Hallmark Movie Channel HD 749 794

AMC HD 769 798

HBO HD 770 801

Encore HD 775 809

Starz! HD 780 816

Showtime HD 785 825

Cinemax HD 792 838

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.8 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). 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 California Region, based in Livermore, California, serves more than 2.4 million customers in Northern and Central California. Comcast employs more than 7,500 local residents across the region.

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