PHILADELPHIA -- CN8, The Comcast Network today announced the launch of "America's Next President," delivering unprecedented political coverage and its most expansive election package to date. Coverage and analysis begins with the Iowa Caucus and will continue throughout the year, providing viewers an inside look at the candidates, platforms and issues that will impact their lives at a national, regional and local level. In addition to airing on CN8, this exclusive programming will be made available to Comcast Cable systems nationwide with an opportunity to reach more than 24 million homes. Programming will also be made available online at http://www.CN8.tv and ON DEMAND across the CN8 footprint.

CN8's election coverage kicks-off in Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 3 at 9 p.m. and the network will remain on the campaign trail with live broadcasts and analysis from all major events leading up to the presidential election. Featured political events will include: the New Hampshire Primary; Super Tuesday; the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention; Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates; Election Night; and Inauguration. CN8 will also cover the primaries in each of the states in its viewership area. Event coverage will initiate from the network's Philadelphia headquarters with on-site reporters and a live panel of analysts reacting to breaking news and key issues from across CN8's six state-of-the-art studios along the East Coast and its dozens of remote studio locations and mobile broadcast trucks.

"Political coverage has been a hallmark of CN8 since its inception in 1996, and the 2008 elections promise to be one of the most compelling political events in our nation's history," said Michael Doyle, president, Comcast Cable Eastern Division and founder, CN8, The Comcast Network. "CN8 will provide the highest standards of political coverage, designed to educate and inform our viewers in a meaningful way that will be relevant to their lives, their communities and their country."

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