Comcast to air Sounders games
Friday, April 28, 2006
SEATTLE, WA -- Comcast Cable, a leader in cable television technology and video on demand programming and the 2005 USL First Division Champion Seattle Sounders today announced the renewal of their partnership to air Sounders home games on Comcast ON DEMAND.
The replays of the 2006 home Sounders matches are offered at no additional charge over the cost of Comcast Digital Cable service, and will be available for viewing within 48 hours after completion of each game.
“We are pleased that Comcast is back for the 2006 season,” said Sounders Assistant General Manager Bart Wiley. “After a great experience in 2005, we look to continue to provide Comcast customers with exclusive access to Seattle Sounders Soccer.”
The first home games available ON DEMAND will be a Major League Soccer exhibition match versus Chivas USA on Sunday, May 7th, followed by the Sounders regular season home opener match against the Minnesota Thunder on Saturday, May 13th. (Please see below for a complete list of 2006 games televised ON DEMAND.)
In addition, Comcast will broadcast live action of the home games on the video board, giving fans a state-of-the-art look at every minute of action on the field.
“Local sports and in particular, the Seattle Sounders are among some of the most watched local programming we have ON DEMAND,” said Tom Pierce, VP of Marketing and Sales for Comcast. “We believe this year will be even more successful than last year as more and more customers are discovering the advantages of watching programs at their convenience.”
Sounders Home Matches Televised ON DEMAND:
Sun. May 7th vs. Chivas USA (Major League Soccer exhibition)
Sat. May 13th vs. Minnesota Thunder
Wed. May 17th vs. Rochester Raging Rhinos
Sat. May 20th vs. Toronto Lynx
Sat. May 27th vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Fri. June 2nd vs. Portland Timbers
Wed. June 28th vs. Puerto Rico Islanders
Sat. July 1st vs. Miami FC
Sat. July 15th vs. Montreal Impact
Tue July 18th vs. Cardiff City (English League Championship club)
Sat. July 22nd vs. Portland Timbers
Fri. August 11th vs. Virginia Beach
Sat. August 19th vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Fri. August 25th vs. Minnesota Thunder
Fri. Sept. 1st vs. Charleston Battery
Sat. Sept. 9th vs. Atlanta Silverbacks
ON DEMAND offers Comcast Digital Cable customers the ability to choose from movies, music, sports, news, instructional and entertainment programming and more. In addition, viewers can rewind, fast-forward and pause programs, and can store movie selections for at least 24 hours from the time of ordering, so they can watch those selections whenever and however often they like. An interactive, on-screen programming guide makes selecting from the library of ON DEMAND content quick and easy.
For more information on the Seattle Sounders and their upcoming 2006 season, visit www.seattlesounders.net or call (206) 622-3415.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) ( www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 21.4 million cable customers, 8.5 million high-speed Internet customers, and 1.3 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems 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. Comcast has 2,700 employees who serve more than 1.1 million customers in Washington.
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