During the Superbowl on February 1, 2009 some Comcast viewers got more than they paid for. In Tuscan Arizona an unknown number of Comcast cable customers had their Superbowl viewing interupted by 10-30 seconds of pornography which included full male nudity.
Comcast apologized to their customers who were affected by this mishap and are investigating the cause. The clip was shown just as the last of the Arizon Cardinal's touchdowns was being scored.
This article By Todd Spagler from Multichannel News mentions another mishap with Comcast broadcasting pornography in 2007 during a Disney channel show called Handy Manny.
A woman who is a Comcast subscriber said she saw the clip in standard definition but not high definition. Comcast is offering any Tuscan customer who gets the standard definition service $10 credit even if they didn't watch the Superbowl. They want all of their customers to know that they aren't taking the situation lightly and are truly sorry.
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"The Super bowl is a family viewing event ... We can't undo what happened, but we remain deeply sorry for the impact this situation has had on our customers." Jennifer Khoury, vice president for corporate communications
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