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Brian L. Roberts, Comcast Chairman & CEO, to Deliver Keynote Address at The
2008 International Consumer Electronics Show

        Ryan Seacrest and HBO's Flight of the Conchords Also to Appear

    WHO:       Brian L. Roberts, Chairman & CEO of Comcast Corporation

    WHAT:      Keynote Address at The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

    WHEN:      Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 9:00 AM (PST)
               Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis beginning at
               8:00 AM (PST)

    WHERE:     The Venetian Hotel, Palazzo Ballroom (5th Floor)
               3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109

    ON-SITE    Press drop-in hours Tuesday 10:00 AM (PST) - 1:00 PM (PST)
    PRESS:     The Venetian Hotel Room Murano Suite 3301A

    PRESS      Press can access all Comcast announcements made at CES
               beginning on
    WEB SITE:  January 8th by visiting www.comcast.com/ces.

    WEB CAST:  Media unable to attend in-person can view a time delayed Web
               cast of the keynote, beginning January 8th at 1:30 PM PST by
               visiting www.comcast.com/ces.

    CONTACT:   Jennifer Khoury                Kate Noel
               Comcast Corporation            Comcast Corporation
               215-320-7408                   215-320-8793
               Jennifer_khoury@comcast.com    kate_noel@comcast.com

                        Email:  PRESS_CES@Comcast.com

    FOR ON-SITE TV CREWS:  The mult box for the 2008 CES keynotes will be at
the back of the Venetian's Palazzo ballroom. Audio and video crews can access
it by heading to the back lobby and entering the Palazzo A Door. It will be
marked as "Camera Crew Entrance." It will have 24 Video (BNC) and 24 Audio
(XLR) connections on the riser.
               The interface equipment needed for the various signals is as
               follows:
               To pull Video - Standard Definition NTSC
               BNC Connection to recorder Composite NTSC/525i/29.97, with 25'
               cable

               To pull Audio - Standard Definition NTSC
               XLR Connection to recorder (Line Level) with 25' cable

               To pull Video - High Definition NTSC
               BNC Connection to recorder SDI-HD 1080i/29.97, with 25' cable

               To pull Audio - High Definition NTSC
               XLR Connection to recorder (Line Level) with 25' cable

    These signals will all be at the press riser at the back of the room.

    ABOUT COMCAST CORPORATION
    Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the
nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications
products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 12.9 million high-
speed Internet customers, and 4.1 million 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, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, AZN Television, PBS
KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten regional Comcast SportsNets and Comcast Interactive
Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. 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.

    *For additional information please visit:
here


    ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CES
    With more than four decades of success, the International CES reaches
across global markets, connects the industry and enables CE innovations to
grow and thrive.
    The International CES is produced by the Consumer Electronics Association
(CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer
technology industry. CEA represents more than 2,100 corporate members involved
in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of
consumer electronics products. All profits from CES are reinvested into
industry services, including technical training and education, industry
promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative
advocacy.
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SOURCE  Comcast Corporation

 

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