Live In-Home Streaming and X1 DVR with Cloud Technology Features
Now Available; In Time for Fall TV Season, New Offerings Put Full TV
Experience on Phones, Tablets and Laptops; Enable Streaming and
Downloading of DVR Programming for Viewing On The Go
HOUSTON -- (Business Wire)
Starting today, Comcast X1 customers in Houston will be able to access
their TV lineup on any connected screen in their homes. Additionally,
they will be able to download programs they have recorded on their
digital video recorder (DVR) to watch on IP-enabled devices or stream
them using an Internet connection, anytime and anywhere. The in-home
streaming feature provides access to virtually the entire channel
line-up and Xfinity On Demand programming on mobile devices and
computers. The content is presented to customers via the familiar X1
user experience. With more
than 80 new TV shows premiering this fall, X1 customers will now
have the ability to catch the season’s most anticipated new programs
more conveniently.
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“These new features -- live in-home streaming and X1 DVR with cloud
technology -- give our customers more flexibility for watching their
favorite shows and movies in and out of their home,” said Matt Strauss,
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Video Services, Comcast
Cable. “Now, any screen in the house can become a personal TV, and
recorded programs can be accessed anytime, anywhere.”
According to the Consumer
Electronics Association, nearly 46 percent of all TV households
watch video on a laptop, notebook or netbook, and 43 percent view videos
on a smartphone. That’s up from 38 percent and 33 percent, respectively,
from the year prior.
X1 DVR with cloud technology gives customers more flexibility for
viewing their favorite programming at home or on the go. While in the
home, they can watch any recording on IP-enabled devices over Comcast’s
managed network, or download recordings to take on the go. Out-of-home,
they can use an Internet connection to stream or download their
recordings as well.
To deliver these new features to Xfinity TV customers, Comcast has
launched an Xfinity TV app for iOS and Android tablets and smartphones,
and a dedicated
portal for viewing on computers. To live stream their TV lineups or
watch DVR and On Demand programming while on tablets or smartphones in
their homes, customers can simply download the Xfinity TV app from the
App Store, open the app and sign-in with their Xfinity TV credentials.
Live in-home streaming and X1 DVR with cloud technology are now
available in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia,
San Francisco and Washington D.C. Comcast expects that most of its X1
customers will have access to these features by the end of the year.
For more information, view
our Press Kit on the technology and hear
more from Matt Strauss. Also, follow @comcast
for additional news and updates. Interested customers are encouraged to
visit www.comcast.com/X1
for more details.
About Comcast Cable:
Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and
phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also
provides these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in
technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest
broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video,
communications and home management offerings. Comcast Corporation
(Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com
for more information.
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Contacts:
Comcast Cable
Lisa Scalzo, 215-286-5211
lisa_scalzo@comcast.com
or
Debbie
Frey, 215-286-4568
debbie_frey@comcast.com
or
Michael
Bybee, 713-637-5121
michael_bybee@cable.comcast.com
Source: Comcast Cable
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