Comcast Media Center to Announce Centralized Platform for Supporting Advanced Interactive...

Comcast Media Center to Announce Centralized Platform for Supporting Advanced Interactive Applications

Exhibitor Booth 1629. Press kit materials are available online at:
http://virtualpressoffice.com/kit/ComcastMediaCenter
DENVER--(Business Wire)--
In conjunction with the tru2way(TM) developers conference at the
National Cable Show, Comcast Media Center (CMC - booth 1629) is
launching a centralized platform to support advanced interactive
application developers and facilitate the launch of their interactive
services on cable systems serving small to mid-size markets. The CMC
and Vidiom, a leader in interactive applications development, will
also be making a joint announcement concerning the new service.

Additionally, in conjunction with the CAB Conference, the CMC will
provide the latest news concerning its Ad Distribution Network, a web
portal used by cable systems across the country for downloading spot
commercials.

About Comcast Media Center

Denver-based Comcast Media Center (CMC), a business unit of
Comcast Cable, provides centralized content management and
distribution solutions for cable system operators and members of the
content community, including television programming networks,
independent producers and advertisers "All From The Center." CMC's
multiplatform content distribution services include its HITS Quantum
HD and SD all-digital platform of linear digital video and audio
services, which serves over 400 cable MSO affiliates who operate more
than 2,000 local cable system headends; a video on demand (VOD)
platform that manages and distributes over 8,000 VOD assets each
month; and an Advertising Distribution Network (ADN), a web portal for
centrally managing advertising and promotional spots that has 1,100
users at cable MSO, division and system locations. The CMC also
provides a full spectrum of content production, management and
distribution services, including channel origination, transcoding,
hosting, storage and IP multicasting, for traditional and new media
platforms. More information is available at
http://www.comcastmediacenter.com.

Comcast Media Center
Andy Holdgate, 303-791-3422
holdgatepr@comcast.net

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