CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Comcast Corp. said Monday that it will unveil an application for Apple Inc.’s iPad that allows Comcast digital subscribers to watch movies and TV shows on the tablet device, starting next month.
The first version of the Xfinity TV app will be available on Apple’s iTunes Store this week.
Users will be able to use Xfinity TV to program their digital video recorders, browse content by keyword or title, create a watchlist of favorite shows, and share viewing choices with others via social networks.
Comcast's announcement comes at a time of slowing subscriber growth for cable, satellite and phone companies that provide video services.
Last week, The Diffusion Group, a research firm, issued a survey stating that broadband users who own or are likely to purchase an iPad in the next few months are “significantly more likely” than other broadband customers to cancel or downgrade their service over the next six months.
Xfinity TV is also an extension of the “TV Everywhere” strategy, championed by Time Warner Inc. and Comcast, which seeks to tie online viewership of shows to a paid subscription. There has been concern that people will cancel their cable subscriptions and use free video services such as Hulu to satisfy much of their entertainment needs.
2 comments:
So Comcast recently released their iPad app. With this app you can only stream live content at home via your wifi connection. Basically Comcast is treating your iPad as another TV set in your house. Now I do work at DISH Network, but I can tell you with DISH Remote Access App you can watch live streaming content anywhere you have 3g or wifi connection. If you're looking for TV Everywhere I would suggest checking out DISH.com and search TV Everywhere!
There have been a lot of great apps released in the last year from all the providers in the pay TV industry. I can make it hard to actually choose the right provider that offers the right alternative viewing that fits your mobile lifestyle. Http://www.besttvforme.com Working at DISH I keep up on all the apps, and like I said, they are all great in their own way, I am still a sling adapter supporter, my hour long bus ride would seem much longer if I wasn't able to stream my live subscribed channels over 3G, 4G, or wifi.
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