Fancast Xfinity TV, is now being promoted on Fancast.com, you can watch full-length episodes of shows such as “The Sopranos,” “The Colbert Report,” “Glee” and “The Simpsons,” and movies like “Juno” and “Wall-E.” The premium cable channels like HBO, Starz and Cinemax will available only if the user is also signed up to a certain Comcast cable package. According to Comcast about 30 cable networks are providing some 2,000 hours of programming for the service. They allow 3 computers on a single account.
According to Amy Banse, president of Comcast’s interactive-media unit, their goal is to allow a customer who buys a package of content from Comcast to access that content on any screen at any time. Their service is only available to Comcast customers only who receive both TV and Internet service through the cable provider. Customers should download Comcast Access Installer, available through Fancast.com, before watching the shows. They said that the installer worked flawlessly to a netbook with Windows 7. Comcast began testing the online-TV initiative with some 5,000 customers over the summer, and expanded to more during the fall.
Remember these points:
- Once a user has established Comcast “credentials” on a device, the programming can be reached through any ISP.
- For licensing reasons, access is limited to the U.S.
- Access to premium services through Fancast Xfinity requires a cable video sub for that network. Pay for HBO on cable, you get it through Xfinity
- The Fancast site will look the same as it always has to non-Comcast subs. Comcast subs will see promotions about signing up and a different version of the site.
- Networks: HBO; Cinemax; Starz; A&E; History; CBS; BBCA; E!; Style; G4; Hallmark; MGM Impact; Discovery; TLC; Animal Planet; Univision; Music Choice; C-Span; Travel Channel; Ovation TV; AMC; WE; IFC; Sundance; TNT; TBS; Mi Cine
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