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Comcast And Bollywood Hits
| BENSALEM, PA – Comcast, the nation’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services, is thrilled to announce a summer of exclusive Bollywood premieres and music programs from Bollywood Hits On Demand.Throughout July and August, Comcast Cable customers will have 24/7 access to new releases and modern classics with a subscription to Bollywood Hits On Demand for as little as $9.99 per month.
Featured movies for the summer include a mix of top Hindi and Tamil language films all with English subtitles. Bollywood fans can enjoy recent releases such as Cheeni Kum, a romance in which chaos ensues after a 64-year-old restaurant owner played by Amitabh Bachchan falls in love a 34 year-old-woman played by Tabu. For movie goers seeking action and intrigue, Billa tellsthe story about how the death of a famous gangster gives police the opportunity to send a look-alike in his place to catch his accomplices. In addition to new releases, Bollywood Hits On Demand features modern classics such as Shalimar, Laila, and Trishna. With so many new and old titles,Bollywood Hits On Demand is sure to provide something for everyone. If customers don’t see the movies they want, they are encouraged to recommend films for future months by visiting www.mybhod.com. Visit www.comcast.com/bollywood/ for the full schedule of movies and music programs. Bollywood Hits On Demand is available to all Comcast Digital Cable subscribers in the Greater Philadelphia area and New Jersey. Each week, the On Demand service offers new titles for unlimited viewing, all with the ability to start, stop, pause, rewind or fast-forward at the touch of a button. Subscribers can turn to Channel 1 On Demand to access their Bollywood programs any time of the day or night.Subscriptions for Bollywood Hits On Demand cost $9.99 per month for customers who also subscribe to another South Asian network. Regular subscriptions cost $12.99 per month. For more information, customers should visit www.comcast.com or call 1-800-COMCAST (1-800-266-2278). About Comcast Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is the nation’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.8 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content. Comcast’s Eastern Division serves six million residential and business customers across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC. The Eastern Division is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania and employs more than 20,000 people. About Bollywood Hits On Demand Bollywood Hits On Demand is a subscription video on demand service offering a total of 80 hours of content permonth.The service includes approximately 25 Bollywood movie titles and more than 50 music videos each month, all for one convenient monthly subscription charge.New programming is available each week. Bollywood Hits On Demand is a partnership between International Media Distribution, a leading provider of in-language and multi-ethnic programming in the United States and Eros Entertainment, the largest international distributor of Indiancinema worldwide.
Contact: Katie Daniels, International Media Distribution 303-712-5440 katie.daniels@imd.us.com Margo Ferro, Comcast 610-650-3064 Margo_ferro@cable.comcast.com
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