May 27, 2008

Comcast launches Any-Room On Demand in New England

Comcast today announced that AnyRoom On Demand is now available to all digital cable customers across New England, enabling them to start an On Demand program on one television and continue to view it on any other TV in the home that has a digital cable box. Digital cable customers with On Demand do not need to make any changes to their service or add equipment to take advantage of the new AnyRoom feature, which is free of charge.

"We are excited to bring this feature to our digital cable customers throughout New England," said Randy Waddell, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Comcast's NorthCentral Division. "We are committed to delivering our customers the ultimate TV viewing experience and the addition of AnyRoom technology is yet another feature that allows them to view their favorite programming, whenever and wherever they want to watch."

How AnyRoom On Demand Works:
-- The "Saved Programs" list is shared among all digital cable boxes within a household registered to the same account, allowing On Demand movies or shows to be selected in one room and then viewed in another. It also allows customers to watch the same program from two or more different digital boxes simultaneously.

-- To continue watching or to restart a program in another room, customers can simply go to the "Saved Programs" folder on their On Demand Main Menu and select the desired program. The program will resume where it left off.

-- All On Demand programs more than 19 minutes in length are included in the AnyRoom feature. Any free, premium channel or paid program can be watched during the "rental window" of the program on any TV in the home that has a digital cable box.

-- All program titles that are saved on one digital box will be displayed in the "Saved Programs" list on other digital boxes throughout the home. Parents are encouraged to regularly confirm that their Parental Control locks are in place as appropriate on each digital box throughout the home.



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