PHILADELPHIA and ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. – Beginning next month, more than a dozen of NBC Universal’s most popular broadcast and cable programs will be made available to Comcast’s On Demand video on demand service.
Through this comprehensive agreement announced Friday, the companies will make select NBC Network primetime, late-night and daytime programs available in Comcast VOD markets served by NBC owned-and-operated stations, as well as hit cable programs from USA Network, SCI FI Channel and Bravo, available on demand in all Comcast VOD markets. NBC Universal on demand programs on Comcast will include:
* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
* Law & Order: Criminal Intent
* The Office
* Las Vegas
* Conviction
* Monk (USA Network)
* Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi)
* Ghost Hunters (Sci-Fi)
* Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown
* The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
* Late Night with Conan O’Brien
* Passions
"Our growing on-demand lineup of broadcast TV, movies, original content and great cable network shows gives customers access to the ultimate time-shifted viewing experience. With more than two billion VOD views since 2004, Comcast customers are showing their strong desire to watch what they want when they want on TV," said Steve Burke, Comcast’s COO.
"We’re committed to helping viewers enjoy our programs in the ways that are most convenient for them," added David Zaslav, president, NBC Universal Cable.
NBC Network primetime programs will be available to Comcast digital cable customers as early as midnight following their broadcast for 99 cents each. Late-night and daytime shows will be available at no additional charge. NBC Universal Cable shows will be added to the On Demand line-up in all Comcast VOD markets across the country later this year and will be available for the company’s digital cable customers to view at no additional charge.
The new NBC Universal programs will join Comcast’s growing library of more than 7,000 VOD titles per month.
