Comcast's Fancast to Air ABC Family's "Lincoln Heights" Premiere Online

September 19, 2008

By Jennifer Hull

Comcast has announced its online destination, Fancast, will be streaming the third season premiere of "Lincoln Heights," the critically acclaimed ABC Family series which follows the lives of the Sutton family led by Eddie, an ambitious police officer, who moved his wife and three kids to the inner-city neighborhood where he was raised, with hopes of cleaning it up and making a difference. The premiere will be run online exclusively on Fancast throughout the week leading to the show's television premiere.

Comcast's Fancast Brings Online Television Shows and Movies to Users

"Lincoln Heights" is one of hundreds of current TV titles streaming on Fancast where consumers get instant access to free full-length television shows and movies, including more than 5,600 TV episodes from over 100 video providers. Fancast is the first online destination that enables users to watch, manage, and find entertainment content wherever it is available whether it's on Fancast, television, online, DVD, or in theaters.

On Fancast, users can view an expanding free library of full episodes and clips from movie partners and top networks including ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Comedy Central, MTV, and The WB. They can find the content they are looking for across multiple platforms, and create a personalized entertainment experience. Fancast's technology and deep entertainment database shows users where specific shows and movies are playing and helps them access the content they want in any location including the Fancast Store. The site's interactive features let users set preferences to receive email reminders about what they should tune-in to based on selections of their favorite shows. Soon, Fancast will enable certain users to set their DVR from their computer and interact via the web with their video on demand preferences. Fancast owned by Comcast Interactive Media

Comcast Interactive Media (CIM), a division of Comcast Corporation, develops and operates online and cross-platform entertainment and media businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). CIM's products include Fandango.com, a top movie and entertainment destination, selling movie tickets at over 15,000 screens; Fancast.com, a national online entertainment site; thePlatform, a provider of digital media publishing solutions over broadband and wireless networks; and Plaxo an online social networking based platform.