Comcast SportsNet Bay Area is on the Move!

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, home of the San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Golden State Warriors, San Jose Sharks, San Jose SaberCats, and San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the network will relocate to bigger quarters at 370 3^rd Street in San Francisco (South of Market) and construct new high-definition facilities to accommodate the network’s growth and future expansion. The announcement was made by Ted Griggs, Vice President and General Manager, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.

Comcast SportsNet Bay Area will construct a state-of-the-art studio, a 24-hour newsroom, HD production facilities, and office space in a multi-million dollar build-out of 32,000 square feet for its new headquarters.

The move to bigger facilities marks a significant step towards Comcast SportsNet Bay Area’s launch of Northern California’s most comprehensive sports news coverage in 2009. Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, home of “Authentic Bay Area Sports,” will introduce the region’s premier live daily sports news and analysis following the completion of the new HD facilities early next year. Complementing its extensive HD game schedule, each week Comcast SportsNet Bay Area will present over 24 hours of live, locally-produced, original HD sports programming featuring news, features, debate, scores and more from all corners of the Bay Area. Show titles and hosts will be announced at a later date along with a detailed programming schedule.

“Our new studios and HD facilities will be a resource that sports fans across the Bay Area can rely upon for up to the minute news, analysis and debate,” said Griggs. “We are creating a facility that will be worthy of the passion and dedication that our viewers bring to their home town teams, and one that will serve as the center of the Northern California sports experience.”

“370 3^rd Street is one of the first Class A office buildings in the South of Market District designed to meet LEED standards for building core and shell,” said Scott Smithers, Principal, Lane Partners, LLC. “It is very gratifying to see a premier organization like Comcast recognize the importance of sustainable building practices. We are very excited to welcome Comcast SportsNet Bay Area as our tenant and congratulate them as they move a step closer to launching the region’s most comprehensive and entertaining sports news and talk programs.”

Comcast SportsNet Bay Area signed a long-term lease with Lane Partners, LLC. The network expects to immediately begin construction on its new studios and office space. The network plans to move from its present offices at 77 Geary Street (near Union Square) in San Francisco to its new space early next year.

In addition to prompting the move to expanded quarters, Comcast SportsNet’s expanded programming will also result in substantial job creation. To support the dramatic increase in local programming, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area anticipates hiring more than 50 news, creative and production professionals beginning January 2009. Interested candidates can review job descriptions and obtain more information at www.comcastsportsnet.com/employment.asp.

About Comcast SportsNet Bay Area

Comcast SportsNet Bay Area reaches nearly 4 million households in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Comcast SportsNet Bay Area's programming includes Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants baseball, Golden State Warriors basketball, San Jose Sharks hockey, San Jose SaberCats football, and San Jose Earthquakes soccer.

Comcast SportsNet operates 10 sports networks that cover more than 2,400 live sporting events annually and deliver comprehensive sports news and analysis to nearly 40 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast SportsNet’s networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet West, SportsNet New York, The Mtn. – MountainWest Sports Network, and CSS. These networks provide live game coverage of 18 professional teams as well as college, minor league and other sports. For more information see ComcastSportsNet.com.