Comcast is launching a live TV streaming service to rival Sling, FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and all the rest. It\u2019s called Now TV and it has something competitors lack, an extremely attractive price tag. Now TV includes 60 live channels and a Peacock subscription all for $20 each month.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a slight catch. Now TV will only be available to Comcast Xfinity Internet customers and will operate as an add-on to any pre-existing service plan. A bare-bones Comcast cable plan costs $50 to $60 each month and doesn\u2019t include Internet, so this is still a decent bargain.<\/p>\n
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The platform gives access to 40 premium cable channels, including standouts like AMC, Discovery, A&E, IFC, The History Channel, TLC, Lifetime and many more. It also comes with 20 hours of DVR storage and allows for three simultaneous streams. You also get 20 free ad-supported television (FAST) channels, like NBC News NOW, Sky News and a slew of genre-based channels. The service has some glaring omissions, however, as it doesn\u2019t feature local broadcast TV or sports channels.<\/p>\n
Of course, Now TV also includes a premium, though ad-supported, subscription to Peacock,<\/ins><\/a> so you can watch the deliriously bonkers <\/ins>Mrs. Davis,<\/ins><\/em><\/a> the hangout comedy Grand Crew<\/em> and nearly 1,000 SNL<\/em> episodes.<\/p>\n When the service launches in a few weeks, it\u2019ll be accessible through the Xfinity Stream app and supported gadgets like Xfinity flex, Amazon Fire TV, iOS devices and Android devices. As for why Comcast would undercut competitors here on price, the cable arm of the company has been hit particularly hard by cord cutters, losing over 600,000 subscribers<\/ins><\/a> in just the first quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/comcast-launches-20-live-tv-streaming-service-with-60-channels-174058537.html?src=rss
Comcast is launching a live TV streaming service to rival Sling, FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and all the rest. It\u2019s called Now TV and it has something competitors lack, an extremely attractive price tag. Now TV includes … Continue reading
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