Enlarge / Netflix on Comcast’s X1 set-top box. (credit: Comcast)
Netflix is launching on Comcast’s X1 set-top boxes nationwide this week, as two companies that were formerly bitter enemies have found a way to make money together.
“Netflix content will be fully integrated into [Comcast’s] Xfinity On Demand,” the companies said in an announcement Friday. The companies’ mutual customers will be able to “seamlessly move between the Netflix app and their cable service” without having to “change inputs or juggle remotes,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said. Comcast’s voice search will work with Netflix, and customers will be able to “browse Netflix content alongside other on-demand movies and shows.”
The Netflix/Comcast integration was reported in July, though it’s just making its way to customers now.
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