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Comcast and Univision partner to deliver inaugural address in spanish on Video-On-Demand.
New York, NY -- Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, and Univision Communications Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States, today announced their plans to deliver coverage of the Inaugural Address in Spanish through Comcast’s popular video-on-demand (VOD) service. For the first time, viewers will have extensive access to this historic event, delivered by two industry leaders in Spanish. President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Address will be available starting Tuesday afternoon Jan. 20 on Comcast On Demand, Channel 1 in “Top Picks” under “Barack Obama,” following the live broadcast on the Univision Network.
“Creating the opportunity to provide this unique content represents our continued commitment to the Hispanic community,” said Susan Gonzales, senior director, External and Federal Affairs, Comcast. “This partnership with Univision allows us to further engage the Hispanic community in this historic event while providing access to content when they want it.”
According to the National Association of Latino Elected Officials Educational Fund, between 9.6 and 11 million Latino voters cast ballots in the November 2008 Presidential Election, making it the largest turnout of Latino voters in history.
“Univision and Comcast were at the forefront of informing, empowering and motivating our viewers to participate in the 2008 Presidential Election, making the coverage of the Inaugural Address an event of great interest to our audiences,” said Jennifer Ball, senior vice president, Affiliate Marketing and Distribution, Univision Communications Inc. “Our ongoing mission to provide our audiences with access to vital information is now extended through this partnership with Comcast. We are committed to ensuring our VOD programming delivers for both our distribution partners and our audiences.”
This partnership ensures that Comcast's lineup of viewing options for its millions of customers is available in English and Spanish. Comcast’s On Demand service has grown to feature a library of more than 10,000 titles available throughout the course of a month, with more than 1,000 available in HD at anytime. With On Demand, consumers can watch programs and have the ability to fast forward, rewind and pause selections. On Demand offers a wide variety of choices –– from movies, music and top TV shows to the most popular kids, sports and lifestyle programs.
The VOD Inaugural Address coverage, delivered in partnership with Comcast, is part of Univision’s extensive plans to bring Inauguration activities to its audiences through its television and online platforms.
About Comcast Corporation:
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.4 million cable customers, 14.7 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.1 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband 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, ten Comcast SportsNet networks 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, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.
About Univision Communications
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes www.univision.com , the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Móvil, the industry’s most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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