Comcast Launches Third Annual Pink Ribbon Campaign.Multiplatform Campaign Delivers Easy-to-Access Breast Cancer Information, Programming from Top Networks, Entertainers & Health Care Providers PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq:CMCSA, CMCSK) today launched its third annual Pink Ribbon campaign, a unique multiplatform initiative to raise awareness and better educate women, their families and friends about breast cancer. The video-on-demand and online campaign delivers breast cancer-focused programming that can be watched with a click of a remote or mouse. "For the third year in a row, our partnership with Breastcancer.org, leading health experts, top networks and entertainers has enabled us to offer entertaining, inspirational and educational programming about breast cancer On Demand and online," said Matt Strauss, Senior Vice President, New Media for Comcast. "By providing this readily accessible content across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. , we continue to broaden awareness and better educate the public about breast cancer." "We are so pleased to once again partner with Comcast to help millions of people learn more about breast cancer, an issue that affects millions of families across the country," said Dr. Marisa Weiss, President and Founder of the non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. , Breastcancer.org. Beginning in late September and continuing throughout October--Breast Cancer Awareness Month--Comcast Digital customers will have access to dozens of free On Demand programs about breast cancer, including prevention, treatment and living with and surviving breast cancer. Comcast Pink Ribbon programming is available On Demand in the "Life & Home" folder under "Pink Ribbon." Consumers can also access Comcast Pink Ribbon content at www.Comcast.net/pinkribbon and through www.fancast.com. Comcast's Pink Ribbon programming includes: The Pink Originals--original and exclusive programming by Lifetime Network and Parents TV--includes how to talk to family, friends and children about cancer and what to expect from diagnosis, treatment and recovery. Meet the Doctors, new and original content produced by Comcast in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. Abramson Cancer Center, provides an overview of breast cancer risk factors, the importance of knowing family history, and tips on how to detect and beat cancer. Prevention-healing programming from Discovery Health and ExerciseTV provides in-depth information about cancer prevention, how to best perform a breast self-exam and easy-to-follow workouts from ExerciseTV. Comcast's Pink Ribbon TV and movie programming includes special breast cancer-themed episodes of HBO's Sex & The City and Showtime's The L Word; celebrity biographies from the Bio Channel, including Sheryl Crow and Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (IPA: /'kaɪ. ; and the Lifetime Original series Intimate Portrait starring Rosanna Arquette, Ann Curry Ann Curry (born November 19 1956) is an American journalist and television personality who has served as news anchor on NBC's Today since May 1997 and host of Dateline NBC since May 2005. and Betsey Johnson Betsey Johnson (born August 10, 1942 in Wethersfield, Connecticut) is a fashion designer best known for her feminine and whimsical designs. She also is known for doing a cartwheel at the end of her fashion shows. . "We are delighted to once again partner with Comcast and Breastcancer.org to provide high quality original programming that educates women and their families about breast cancer in the privacy of their own home," said Lori Conkling, Executive Vice President, Distribution of Lifetime Networks. "Providing educational and inspirational content through the Pink Ribbon campaign supports our commitment to informing and empowering women about issues that affect their lives." Since Comcast launched its Pink Ribbon campaign in 2007, its programming has generated nearly 1 million views. For more information on Comcast's Pink Ribbon campaign, please visit www.Comcast.net/pinkribbon. About Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.9 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.0 million Comcast Digital Voice Comcast Digital Voice (CDV) is a home telephone product offered in limited markets by Comcast Corporation. It is similar to VoIP, but differs in that it operates on a dedicated server and assigns priority to the information sent over the CDV network, and also means that the customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content. Comcast's content networks and investments include E! 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