COMCAST SPORTSNET SELECTS JVC'S D-9
                            AS HOUSE FORMAT

Joint Venture with Philadelphia Phillies Puts Spotlight on Philly Region
                                 Sports

Wayne, NJ (September 30, 1997) - COMCAST-SPECTACOR, in
association with the Philadelphia Phillies, will launch its new 
regional sports network, Comcast SportsNet on October 1 with JVC's 
D-9 as its primary recording and editing format. 
     The new 24-hour cable sports network, partially owned by the 
Philadelphia Phillies, will revolutionize the coverage of sports 
throughout the Philadelphia Region.  JVC's D-9 video tape 
format will be used to record and edit games in the region and for 
commercial production.  Comcast SportsNet will feature Phillies, 
76ers and Flyers games plus morning, afternoon and evening news 
shows, fan-interactive sports talk programs, comprehensive coverage 
of NFL football, and local college basketball and football 
programming.  The channel will be available to 2.7 million 
potential subscribers in the tri-state area on standard cable. 
     "As the sole cable television supplier of regional sports in 
the Philadelphia area, we wanted a really top notch digital 
videotape format to work with," said Sam Schroeder, senior vice 
president of programming and operations for Comcast SportsNet.  "We 
chose D-9 because it will allow us to provide the superior 
picture quality we had envisioned.  In addition, it offers 
conventional control panel functionality and a short learning 
curve.  These operating aspects are crucial in a fast-breaking 
sports news environment where it has to be right the first time." 
     The network purchased ten BR-D80 D-9 edit recorders, two 
BR-D85 D-9 edit recorders with pre-read, two BR-D40 D-9 
dockable field recorders and four RM-G820 edit controllers. 
     Two of the BR-D80s will be used in the master control room, 
housed in the new CoreStates Center in Philadelphia, where they 
will be used in conjunction with a Tektronix Profile video server for 
commercial spots and for recording sports in the region. 
     The network has four edit bays where the remaining six BR-D80s 
will be used for daily editing of sports shows and for recording 
live games in the region.  The BR-D85s will be used in two control 
rooms for daily high-end editing. 
     "The 4:2:2 digital signal processing and mild compression of
D-9 was a big factor in our choice of the format," said Dick
Miller, chief engineer.  "We looked at other similar formats, but from a
quality and price standpoint, D-9 is the only one that makes 
sense for us." 
     The pre-read function on the BR-D85s will help Comcast SportsNet
accomplish more high end editing in the master control room with fewer
machines, according to Miller.
     "We understand that D-9 is a reliable product, and we know
from talking with other D-9 users, that it's a work horse," Miller
said.  "We really wanted something low maintenance, and I think we've
got that with D-9."
     D-9 represents a dramatic breakthrough in price and
performance.  JVC's /-inch format offers 4:2:2 8-bit component digital
resolution and very mild 3.3:1 compression which makes the format
technically superior to any analog system and any 4:1:1 digital system.
The picture quality of D-9 rivals even the most expensive digital
systems.
     JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, located in Wayne, New
Jersey, distributes a complete line of broadcast and professional
equipment.  For more information about D-9, contact David Walton
at 1-800-JVC-5825 or visit JVC's web site at www.jvc.com/pro.

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