PHILADELPHIA, PA - June 1, 2012
Starting today, Comcast's Xfinity TV recognizes Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month with a
special collection of LGBT programming, including
award-winning movies, biographical films, documentaries, TV
shows, specials and interviews. The collection will
be available to all Xfinity TV customers across Xfinity On
Demand, XfinityTV.com, Xfinity TV on Xbox 360 and
Xfinity.com, now through June 30th, after which a new
destination folder will become a permanent part of the
Xfinity On Demand menu.
"Our LGBT Pride collection celebrates work that has been
recognized by GLAAD for outstanding content for and about
the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)
community," said Klayton Fennell, Vice President of
Government Affairs and member of Comcast's Internal
Diversity Council. "With diverse TV line-ups and
special programming, we offer the best multicultural video
experience across screens and devices, and we plan to bring
our customers even more choices and ways to watch
throughout the coming year."
Xfinity TV's LGBT Pride Offering includes many Gay &
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media
Award-winning and nominated movies, biographical films,
documentaries, popular TV series, and specials.
Movie highlights include:
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• Albert Nobbs
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• Brokeback Mountain
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• J. Edgar
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• Milk
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• Pariah
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• My Beautiful Laundrette
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• Tomboy
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• Taking Woodstock
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• Bam Bam & Celeste
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• The Kids Are All Right
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• Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
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• Pariah
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• Boys Don't
Cry
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Biographical Films, Documentaries, TV Shows and Specials
highlights include:
• Wet Hot American Summer
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• A Single Man
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• The Brandon Teena Story
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• Undertow
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• The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't
Tell
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• Modern Family
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• Party Monster
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• Will & Grace
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• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the
Desert
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• Smash
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• Saint of 9/11
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• Up All Night
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• Change of Heart
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• MTV: It Gets Better
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• The Incredibly True Adventure of 2 Girls in
Love
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• RuPaul's Drag U
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• The Broken Hearts Club
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Xfinity TV customers can also watch top-rated TV series, as
well as films, documentaries, series and original programming
from Here TV, Logo and Newsmakers, including hit shows like
She's Living For This, For & Against, Threesome, Callas
Forever and more. Customers can visit XfinityTV.com to check
programming availability, in addition to checking Xfinity.com
for slideshows of famous LGBT celebrities and same-sex
celebrity parents, lists of the most LGBT-friendly cities and
more.
Comcast has had a longstanding commitment to diversity
since its founding nearly 50 years ago and focuses its
efforts in four key areas: attracting and retaining a
multicultural workforce, developing a diverse supplier
group, offering a wide selection of multicultural
programming and pledging significant community
investments.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of
the nation's leading providers of entertainment,
information and communications products and services.
Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable
systems through Comcast Cable and in the development,
production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports
and other content for global audiences through
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's
largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to
residential and business customers. Comcast is the majority
owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates
entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and
Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station
groups, television production operations, a major motion
picture company and theme parks.
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