Comcast

Variety | September 05, 2018

Comcast continues to add streaming video services to its Xfinity X1 set-top boxes: The communications giant launched three new ESPN services on eligible devices Wednesday, giving users access to live-and on-demand content not available on ESPN’s cable channels.ESPN3, ACC Network Extra and SEC Network + will carry college football, international soccer, Grand Slam tennis matches, college basketball and additional collegial athletics, among other events. Altogether, the three services will o...

FierceVideo | November 14, 2018

Comcast’s Xfinity Stream app and web portal are being added to Nielsen’s digital ratings. Now Xfinity TV audiences watching on computers and mobile devices will be included in Nielsen Digital in TV Ratings and Digital Content Ratings.The inclusion of Stream is an expansion of Comcast’s and Nielsen’s current agreement. Cable television viewership across Xfinity TV set-top boxes including the X1 platform is currently included in Nielsen's National and Local ratings.&quo...

Fierce Cable | July 27, 2018

Comcast might be in store for a bumpy year, as one media analyst is predicting significant losses for the company’s video subscriber base.Macquarie Capital’s Amy Yong is forecasting Comcast’s net video subscriber losses could total 123,000 during the third quarter and 430,000 for 2018.“Competition from VMVPDs continues, accelerated by increased marketing spend; integration of third-party apps like Netflix/YouTube into the X1 platform should help,” Yong wrote in a re...

Fierce Cable | July 10, 2018

Comcast has seen the conditions on Disney’s $71.1 billion bid for Fox, and it wants to have buyers lined up for Fox’s regional sports networks as it preps a rival bid.According to Reuters, Comcast is speaking with private equity firms including Blackstone and Apollo, as well as gauging interest from telecoms and media companies toward the RSNs, which could be worth as much as $20 billion. As the report points out, Comcast feels lining up a buyer (or buyers) for the 22 RSNs will help ...