Mediacom Communications Corporation Offers Enhancements for Olympic Viewing

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug 11, 2008 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- MCCC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Mediacom Communications Corporation, in agreement with NBC Universal (NBCU), is providing its customers with more viewing choices and content offerings as part of NBCU's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

According to company officials, Mediacom customers can access thousands of hours of NBCU's Olympic coverage delivered across multiple platforms, from traditional cable to more advanced services including video on demand (VOD), high-definition television (HDTV) and high-speed Internet.

"The bar has been raised in a significant way this year, and we're proud to use Mediacom's advanced fiber-optic broadband network to give our customers unparalleled multi-platform access to the Summer Olympics," said John Pascarelli, Mediacom's Executive Vice President of Operations. "The biggest change for these Olympics isn't just that our customers have the opportunity to see much more content; it's their ability to choose what, when and how they watch the Games."

Mediacom also noted its High-Definition customers will have access to more than 800 hours of Olympic HD coverage on NBC HD, Universal HD and USA HD.

Additionally, Mediacom Online customers may use their Internet connection to access NBCU's 2,200 hours of coverage.

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