Comcast Delivers the Ultimate Movie Experience On Demand with 800 Movies Every Month
Philadelphia, PA.
Movie lovers now have more ways -- hundreds more ways -- to enjoy a night at home with
one of their favorite films. Beginning this month, Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK),
the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and
services, is delivering 250 additional movies every month on its ON DEMAND service at no extra charge. With these new movies, customers now have access to more than 800 movies per month on ON DEMAND -- the most extensive video-on-demand movie lineup available anywhere today.
"Comcast dramatically expanded our customers' VOD movie choices overnight
by giving them 250 more movies to watch right now -- for free," said Page
Thompson, Vice President and General Manager of Comcast ON DEMAND. "With 800
movies available each month, Comcast is offering customers more choices at
their command than any other video provider."
From action and adventure thrillers to family favorites, Comcast's
selection of ON DEMAND movies features something for every member of the
family. New movies available to customers in October and November include:
- Finding Neverland
- King Arthur
- The Incredibles
- The Village
- Ladder 49
- The Aviator
- The Crying Game
- D2: The Mighty Ducks
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- The Last of the Mohicans
- Kindergarten Cop
- The Wedding Date
- Mona Lisa Smile
- Turner & Hooch
- Weird Science
- Quiz Show
- Radio
- Mr. Mom
- The Nutty Professor
- Three Men and a Baby
- Agnes of God
- Dead Poets Society
- Dick Tracy
- Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
- Thelma & Louise
- Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
- National Treasure
- Robots
- Monster-in-Law
Comcast ON DEMAND also features themed groups of movies, like this month's
collection of creepy Halloween favorites:
- The Amityville Horror
- The Blob
- Child's Play (1, 2 and 3)
- Halloween II
- The Night of the Living Dead
- Candyman
- Christine
- The Prophecy
- The Thing
.... and more
Comcast's free movies are some of the most popular video on demand
programs. In September, Comcast customers watched more than 7.2 million free
movies, and in the first 15 days of October, customers have already watched
6.5 million more, on track to set a new monthly record. "Customers are
viewing VOD movies in record numbers, which shows just how much they love the
experience of watching films from the comfort of their own homes," added
Thompson.
The growth in home-based movie watching is underscored by Consumer
Electronics Association data showing that approximately one-third of U.S.
households own a home theater system, a number that has been steadily
increasing in recent years. As technology improves and offers TV sets with
increasingly life-like sound and picture quality, enjoying films at home is
becoming an even better experience.
Customers can begin watching their favorite movies whenever they want, and
pause, rewind or fast forward their selections and don't need any additional
equipment. In addition, with ON DEMAND, Comcast customers have the
convenience and access to a growing library without having to drive to a store
or wait for the movie to arrive via mail.
Comcast's ON DEMAND service features more than 3,800 programs that Comcast
Digital Cable customers can watch at any time, with more than 95% of them
available at no additional charge. Launched in late 2002, ON DEMAND is
available in all major Comcast markets. This year, Comcast customers watched
more than one billion ON DEMAND programs, reaching an unprecedented industry
milestone.
Comcast customers can find the latest ON DEMAND program highlights at
http://www.comcast.com/whatsondemand.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the
nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products
and services. With 21.4 million cable customers, 7.7 million high-speed
Internet customers, and 1.2 million voice customers, Comcast is principally
involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable
networks and in the delivery of programming content.
The Company's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment
Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, OLN, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS
Sprout, TV One and four regional Comcast SportsNets. The Company 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 Class A
common stock and Class A Special common stock trade on The NASDAQ Stock Market
under the symbols CMCSA and CMCSK, respectively.