RLTV Signs New Carriage Deal

COLUMBIA, January 16: Comcast is adding Retirement Living TV (RLTV), a network targeted at the 50-plus set, to its digital television service.

RLTV features more than 1,000 hours of original programming on health, finance and other issues important to people over the age of 50. These include My Generation and Inside E Street, two programs produced by AARP.

"Comcast is proud to support Americans 50-plus with the kind of targeted programs that only RLTV offers," said Matt Bond, the executive VP of content acquisition for Comcast. "Comcast aims to provide the best in video entertainment to all of our customers, and we are pleased to offer quality, targeted entertainment to this growing audience."

"It’s a momentous occasion for the future of 50-plus America," added John Erickson, RLTV’s founder, "and this deal is just the beginning. Comcast and RLTV are answering the needs of Americans 50-plus who are breaking the rules of what is expected of them. We are creating a revolution of information, entertainment and communication."