Jan. 23, 2006

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - In its efforts to bring top-notch entertainment and attractions to the 17,950-seat Comcast Center, the University of Maryland has hired Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field, to secure additional events for the three-year-old campus facility.

"Now in our fourth season at Comcast Center, we see the potential to be a premier sports and entertainment facility in the Baltimore-Washington Region," said University of Maryland director of athletics Deborah A. Yow. "Global Spectrum has an outstanding reputation in the entertainment industry. They have all of the resources and the relationships with the agents, managers and promoters to bring us non-sporting events to our terrific facility."

Conveniently located off Interstate 95, just 30 miles south of Baltimore, Md., and 15 miles north of Washington, D.C., the Comcast Center features an attached parking garage and thousands of neighboring spaces, making it an ideal, 'must-play' venue. With Global Spectrum's assistance, the Comcast Center could quickly become the hottest facility in the Baltimore-Washington Region in which to showcase the nation's premier musical acts and family attractions.

"The Comcast Center is a beautiful facility in a terrific location with a lot to offer many of the world's top touring shows," said Global Spectrum Chief Operating Officer John Page. "Utilizing our relationships within the concert industry and creating synergistic opportunities within our family of more than 50 public assembly facilities, we're confident that we can deliver for the University."

Global Spectrum operates more than 50 facilities throughout the United States, including two of the country's highest grossing facilities, the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pa., and the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.. In addition, the Philadelphia-based company, which is a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor, manages six university facilities, including the 18,000-seat Colonial Center on the campus of University of South Carolina, the Ryan Center on the campus of the University of Rhode Island, the Ted Constant Convocation Center on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., and the Mullins Center on the campus of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Many of the world's top musical acts perform in Global Spectrum-managed facilities, including the Rolling Stones, U2, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, Aerosmith and numerous others.

Global Spectrum (global-spectrum) is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with 50 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia based company is part of one of the world's largest sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, a regional sports programming network, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company. Comcast-Spectacor owns three minor league baseball teams - the Bowie Baysox, the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Frederick Keys - all affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles.