Comcast Launches New Hispanic Channels and Service Bundles in California as Part of XFINITY TV Service

LIVERMORE, Calif. Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSK, CMCSA), one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications services, today announced that it is launching several new Hispanic product bundles in California, as well as delivering 26 new Spanish-language channels to its Central California customers, as part of a growing XFINITY TV lineup that has expanded exponentially as a result of Comcast's recent digital upgrade of customers from analog to digital.  

The five new Hispanic packages will all be marketed under the brand name MultiLatino and will each contain a mix of Spanish and English channels to suit customers' varying programming needs.  The video packages range in price from $16.95/month (as an add-on to Basic TV or higher) to $76.90/month.  The entry-level MultiLatino package will contain more than 45 channels, while MultiLatino Plus, MultiLatino Extra, MultiLatino Max and MultiLatino Ultra will all have more than 50 Spanish-language channels and an increasing number of English-language channels.  All of the MultiLatino Plus and above packages include: pay-per-view linear channels, an interactive programming guide, one digital set-top box and a remote control.  The new MultiLatino video packages can also be purchased with Comcast's high-speed Internet and phone services to create new Hispanic Triple Play bundles.

The list of new Spanish-language channels, which cover a wide variety of interests from sports and news to religion and music, includes:  Bandamax, Caracol TV, De Pelicula, De Pelicula Clasico, Ecuavisa, EWTN Espanol, Gran Cine, HTV Musica, La Familia, La Telenovela, Mexicanal, Mexico 22, Multimedios, Ritmoson Latino, Sorpresa, Sur Peru, TBN Enlace, Telefe, Telehit, TV Chile, TV Colombia, TV Dominicana, TV Venezuela, TVE International, Utilisima and WAPA America (see complete list of networks and channel numbers below).

These networks, representing Comcast's ongoing commitment to offer more choice and diverse programming to its customers, are now available to both residential homes and businesses throughout the majority of Comcast's Central California systems, including: Chico, Davis, Fresno, Grass Valley, Lodi, Los Banos, Marysville, Merced, Modesto, Placerville, Patterson, Sacramento, Stockton, Tracy, Visalia and Yuba City.  These Spanish-language channels have already launched in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"Comcast is committed to delivering programming that reflects the diversity of California and these new MultiLatino packages further expand our massive culturally relevant content menu," said Elaine Barden, Vice President of Marketing for Comcast in California.  "We're also excited to make available up to  26 additional Spanish-language networks to our customers in Central California after completing our digital migration and launching XFINITY TV in those portions of the state."  

Earlier this summer, Comcast converted several channels to a digitally delivered format which reclaimed analog bandwidth and allowed the company to provide more products and services to customers, such as faster Internet speeds, more channels and more ON DEMAND content. 

For more information about Comcast's programming, customers can call 1-800-COMCAST or visit http://www.comcast.com.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services.  With 23.2 million video customers, 16.4 million high-speed Internet customers, and 8.1 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 Wells Fargo Center, and, through Global Spectrum, manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events.

Comcast's California Region, based in Livermore, California, serves more than 2.4 million customers in Northern and Central California.  Comcast employs more than 7,000 local residents across the region.

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