DENVER, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, the country's leading cable and
broadband communications provider, will carry 40 Denver Nuggets NBA games this
season in high-definition television through its partnership with Altitude
Sports & Entertainment. Comcast HD customers in the Denver area will be able
to watch Nuggets action in crystal-clear high-definition starting this
Saturday night, when the Nuggets host the Miami Heat at the Pepsi Center.
Comcast is the only Denver TV provider currently slated to carry
Altitude's HDTV simulcasts of Nuggets games. The HDTV simulcasts will run on
Comcast HD channel 665 in the Denver metro area. Nearly all remaining home
games, plus select road games, will be broadcast in the high-resolution,
widescreen format for Comcast's HD customers in Denver.
"Comcast is very proud to provide these Nuggets' HDTV broadcasts in the
Denver area," said Scott Binder, senior vice president for Comcast Colorado.
"We continually work to provide new and valuable programming for our
customers, and we're thrilled to make these Nuggets games a part of our
robust, local HDTV offering."
Comcast's HDTV service in the Denver Metro area offers 13 channels,
including local ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX high-definition broadcasts, with no extra
equipment to purchase or outside antennas to install.
"If you've ever had the opportunity to see a game in HDTV, then you know
that sports in high-def is the future," said Altitude President Jim Martin.
"This is a major commitment by Altitude to provide the highest level of
service to our fans and viewers -- as well as our affiliates throughout the
region -- and we're very pleased that Comcast has chosen to be the first
carrier of our HD productions."
Altitude Sports & Entertainment is offered to Comcast customers in
Colorado through its standard cable service on channel 25 throughout the
Denver metro area and on channel 78 in Pueblo, channel 42 in Longmont, channel
35 in Fort Collins, channel 43 in Greeley and on channel 28 in most of the
mountain communities.
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broadband communications provider, will carry 40 Denver Nuggets NBA games this
season in high-definition television through its partnership with Altitude
Sports & Entertainment. Comcast HD customers in the Denver area will be able
to watch Nuggets action in crystal-clear high-definition starting this
Saturday night, when the Nuggets host the Miami Heat at the Pepsi Center.
Comcast is the only Denver TV provider currently slated to carry
Altitude's HDTV simulcasts of Nuggets games. The HDTV simulcasts will run on
Comcast HD channel 665 in the Denver metro area. Nearly all remaining home
games, plus select road games, will be broadcast in the high-resolution,
widescreen format for Comcast's HD customers in Denver.
"Comcast is very proud to provide these Nuggets' HDTV broadcasts in the
Denver area," said Scott Binder, senior vice president for Comcast Colorado.
"We continually work to provide new and valuable programming for our
customers, and we're thrilled to make these Nuggets games a part of our
robust, local HDTV offering."
Comcast's HDTV service in the Denver Metro area offers 13 channels,
including local ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX high-definition broadcasts, with no extra
equipment to purchase or outside antennas to install.
"If you've ever had the opportunity to see a game in HDTV, then you know
that sports in high-def is the future," said Altitude President Jim Martin.
"This is a major commitment by Altitude to provide the highest level of
service to our fans and viewers -- as well as our affiliates throughout the
region -- and we're very pleased that Comcast has chosen to be the first
carrier of our HD productions."
Altitude Sports & Entertainment is offered to Comcast customers in
Colorado through its standard cable service on channel 25 throughout the
Denver metro area and on channel 78 in Pueblo, channel 42 in Longmont, channel
35 in Fort Collins, channel 43 in Greeley and on channel 28 in most of the
mountain communities.
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