This significant increase in movie content will begin launching in Comcast's Xfinity markets in Philadelphia and Washington, DC, and will continue rolling out to Comcast Digital Cable customers across the country.

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RipeTV will debut in 6 million Comcast digital cable homes early next year as a video-on-demand service, letting viewers pull down any one of 10 shows or all 4 episodes of one series or the entire 40 shows offered each month.

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"Through the launch of WatchESPN, as well as the overall multi-year Disney relationship we announced earlier this year, we are providing millions of customers the opportunity to get more sports and entertainment programming across multiple platforms, " said Matt Strauss, Senior Vice President, Digital and Emerging Platforms, Comcast Cable.

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