[ad_1] NBCU’s distribution deal with Roku expired last week. Roku offered to extend the existing deal for TV Everywhere channels while the two companies negotiated an agreement to distribute Peacock. Comcast reportedly declined the offer, and it may force Roku to remove the TV Everywhere channels by this weekend. If NBCU does force Roku to […]
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Universal’s deal with AMC shortens theatrical exclusivity to 17 days
[ad_1] AMC and Universal did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, but as The Hollywood Reporter points out, it appears they will share PVOD revenue. That point is what seems to have tipped the scales for the country’s largest theater chain. “AMC enthusiastically embraces this new industry model both because we are participating […]
Comcast is bringing back G4TV in some form
[ad_1] Long defunct cable television network G4 is returning sometime in 2021, according to a teaser posted on Friday afternoon (via Variety). The one-minute video doesn’t provide many details of what we can expect from the network moving forward. We never stopped playing. pic.twitter.com/fKJSvL9uaZ — G4TV (@G4TV) July 24, 2020 The CG teaser pans across […]
Comcast is the first ISP to join Mozilla’s push for more secure browsing
[ad_1] Mozilla’s effort to secure domain name requests now has a major new ally: Comcast. The cable giant’s Xfinity brand has become the first internet provider to provide encrypted DNS services through Mozilla’s Trusted Recursive Resolver program. If you’re a Firefox user with Xfinity service, it should be that much harder for people to snoop […]
Peacock will stream on LG and Vizio TVs at launch
[ad_1] NBCUniversal is quickly expanding the range of devices you can use to stream its Peacock service. Both LG Smart TVs and Vizio SmartCast sets will support Peacock when it reaches wider availability on July 15th, including the free, $5 Premium and $10 ad-free Premium tiers. The media giant didn’t name specific models, but offerings […]
Peacock streaming service is coming to Android TV and Chromecast
[ad_1] NBC previously announced that Peacock will be available across Apple devices and on Microsoft’s Xbox devices. It makes sense that NBC would want to bring Peacock to Android and Chromecast devices, too. “Given Google’s extensive customer reach, millions of people will be able to start streaming Peacock on their preferred platform or device this […]
Spotify arrives on Xfinity X1 and Flex
[ad_1] Starting today, Comcast subscribers can stream music and podcasts from Spotify on Xfinity Flex and X1. Flex users can get started by simply saying “Spotify” into their voice remote. Some X1 customers can use Spotify as an internet app now, and it’ll roll out more broadly in the coming days. You won’t need to […]
After Math: A glimmer of hope
[ad_1] It’s been yet another rough stretch but we’ve made it through somehow, which is more than can be said for the thousands of AT&T employees who lost their jobs last week. But don’t despair! Though few and far between, there have been some bright sp… [ad_2] Source link
Comcast’s public WiFi hotspots will remain free for the rest of 2020
[ad_1] According to Comcast, hundreds of thousands of non-Xfinity customers have taken advantage of the free hotspots. Last month, Senators Cory Booker, Kamala Harris and Ron Wyden urged Comcast to make all of its WiFi hotspots (including Xfinity customers’ routers) open to students who don’t have internet access at home. In response to Engadget’s inquiry […]
Comcast’s odd cord-cutting Flex platform now has 1 million users
[ad_1] Every new broadband-only subscriber gets a box for free, so it’s easy to see why the services has picked up a million users. On the one hand, it’s a reasonable concession to the cord-cutting trend, with Peacock Premium alone giving Flex users access to 7,500 hours worth of movies like Meet the Parents and […]