New Berlin, Wisconsin – August 5, 2013 – Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, announced the launch of Sportsman HD in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market with Comcast Cable. Sportsman HD is available on channel 914 and will now serve this very dynamic Minnesota market where approximately one in three residents are active sportsmen and women.
Sportsman Channel’s programming offerings include many of the industry’s leading series as well as ground-breaking lifestyle and adventure shows, like Meet the McMillans and Gun It with Benny Spies, as well as the first-ever news-talk TV series for the outdoors genre called NRANEWS Cam & Co. The programming matches the network’s drive to present more of the lifestyle of people who love – and live – to hunt, shoot and fish, including stories about travel, adventure, survival, cooking and eating, work, family, collecting and more.
“At Comcast Cable, we are focused on providing value to our customers through high quality video content that appeals to a wide range of viewer interests,” said Mary Beth Schubert, Vice President, Corporate Affairs for Comcast. “The addition of Sportsman HD allows us to expand our high-definition offerings and deliver ‘outdoor TV’ in a more robust and vivid digital format.”
“Comcast Cable is a valued partner and we are pleased to continue the ongoing expansion of Sportsman HD,” said Sportsman Channel CEO Gavin Harvey. “There is no better way to experience the great outdoors and the sportsman lifestyle than in stunning HD, and we look forward to delivering the most entertaining and informative HD programming to Twin Cities customers and expanding to reach even more of today’s 80 million American sportsmen and women nationwide.”
About Sportsman Channel: Launched in 2003, Sportsman Channel, and Sportsman HD, is the only television and digital media company fully devoted to sportsmen in the United States, delivering entertaining and educational programming focused exclusively on hunting, shooting and fishing activities. Sportsman Channel reaches more than 32 million U.S. television households and is available in HD. Visit www.thesportsmanchannel.com, follow on Twitter, @SPORTSMANchnl (twitter.com/SPORTSMANchnl) and Like on Facebook, facebook.com/sportsmanchannel
About Comcast Cable: Comcast Cable is the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and home management offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Ryan Nolan, 262.432.9100 ex 117; rnolan@thesportsmanchannel.com
Sportsman HD launches in twin cities on Comcast cable
