• May 7, 2003

Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. and NBC Cable Networks today announced the addition of real time-encoded NBC news programming to Comcast's On Demand lineup in central and northern New Jersey. The additional programming -- including NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Dateline NBC, Meet the Press and WNBC local news -- gives 725,000 Comcast cable customers the opportunity to access NBC news shows anytime they want and with complete VCR functionality.

On Demand gives viewers the ability to access movies and programming without leaving their living rooms. Shows can be instantly paused, rewound and fast-forwarded via the customer's digital cable remote control, and select programs can be stored for up to 24 hours for repeat viewing.

"On Demand gives customers the control to watch what they want to watch, when they want to watch it. Programs are at their command," said Greg Arnold, Comcast's regional vice president for New Jersey. "If you want to sleep in or work late, hundreds of hours of news, movies and other shows will be waiting for you the next time you turn on the television."

On Demand is available to Comcast Digital Cable customers and includes more than 1,100 hours of programming in distinct genres including movies, news, cable favorites, sports, lifestyle, kids, video magazines, music videos and shopping.