After almost six years, the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche are back on Comcast. “We could not be more thrilled to join Comcast and the Xfinity lineup,” Kevin Demoff, president of team and media operations for Kroenke Sports and Entertainment,

Regional sports network Altitude Sports reached an agreement with Comcast to broadcast Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets games on the cable network, the two companies announced Tuesday. Why it matters: The announcement ends a nearly six-year blackout for local fans,

Altitude Sports is the television network owned and operated by KSE, the Denver-based owner of Ball Arena and the franchises that play there. The television network has a nine-state territory and covers most Nuggets, Avs and Colorado Mammoth games live.