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Thursday, April 08, 2010

For 2nd Year, Comcast, FOX Sports Detroit and Detroit Tigers to Deliver Tigers Games On Demand

For 2nd Year, Comcast, FOX Sports Detroit and Detroit Tigers to Deliver Tigers Games On Demand

Innovative Feature Connects Fans Across Michigan to Detroit Tigers Like Never Before

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Back by popular demand, Comcast, FOX Sports Detroit, and the Detroit Tigers today announced that they will continue to offer FOX Sports Detroit: Tigers On Demand during the 2010 baseball season, bringing Tigers fans throughout Michigan unprecedented access to their hometown team for the second year in a row.

Tigers On Demand, available at no additional cost to Comcast digital cable customers, provides fans with around-the-clock access to the most recent game telecasts from FOX Sports Detroit in their entirety right in the comfort of their own homes and on their own televisions. The game broadcasts will be available On Demand beginning two hours after the end of each contest and can be paused, rewound or fast-forwarded.

"With the re-launch of Tigers On Demand, we are once again bringing our customers across Michigan access to Tigers baseball whenever they want it," said Tom Coughlin, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Michigan Region. "Whether it's offering Tigers games in High Definition or using Comcast's two-way advanced fiber-optic network to deliver On Demand content, we are committed to keeping our customers at the forefront of innovative TV technology, while delivering the best in local sports programming."

Included on Tigers On Demand are episodes of the FOX Sports Detroit Tigers pre-game show Tigers Live, Detroit Tigers Weekly and Your Tiger Ticket, a Comcast-exclusive 30-minute program focused on behind-the-scenes stories about the Tigers organization. The Tigers 2010 season preview and two classic Tigers games, including the inaugural game at Comerica Park and Justin Verlander's no-hitter versus the Milwaukee Brewers, are also available. Comcast, FOX Sports Detroit and the Detroit Tigers will collaborate to bring customers additional On Demand content throughout the 2010 season.

"We are excited for the return of Tigers On Demand and the opportunity to give our fans more access to games, weekly shows and programming, thanks to our partners Comcast and FOX Sports Detroit," said Steve Harms, Tigers Vice President of Corporate Partnerships. "We are committed to adding value for our fans and this new feature brings them Tigers baseball 24-7."

With Tigers On Demand, fans can watch what they want, when they want it with the click of the remote control, pausing, fast-forwarding or rewinding to catch all their favorite moments or to deepen their knowledge about the team. The new programming can be easily accessed by selecting the "Get Local" category from the On Demand menu and then "FS Tigers."

Like the overwhelming majority of Comcast's more than 17,000 On Demand programs available each month, FOX Sports Detroit: Tigers On Demand comes at no additional cost to Comcast digital cable customers. Since On Demand launched in 2003, Comcast customers have watched more than 14 billion programs.

For more information about Comcast services, call 1-888-COMCAST or go to www.comcast.com.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.6 million cable customers, 15.9 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.6 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, 11 regional 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, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Wachovia Center, and manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events.

Comcast's Michigan Region serves more than 1 million customers statewide and employs more than 4,000 people. Comcast has three major call centers located in the state and houses its Michigan Region headquarters in Southfield.


Source: Comcast Cable

CONTACT: Patrick Paterno, Comcast, +1-248-866-9840,
Patrick_Paterno@cable.comcast.com; or Ron Colangelo, Detroit Tigers,
+1-313-471-2024, Ron.Colangelo@detroittigers.com


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