Comcast Expands Live Streaming Offer to 70-Plus Channels

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast is now offering more than 70 channels, including AMC, BBC America and Showtime, on the Xfinity TV Go app and website.

Comcast has more than doubled its portfolio of live streaming networks in a year's time. New channels added to the offering include FOX Deportes, MOVIEPLEX, Univision Deportes and The Weather Channel. Comcast reported that more than 30 percent of Xfinity TV customers are using TV Everywhere monthly to watch their favorite networks on the go, averaging about 20 percent growth year over year. Moreover, the average viewer consumed more than seven hours per month on Xfinity TV Go, up nearly 40 percent from the same time last year.

“2014 was a banner year for TV Everywhere highlighted by marquee sporting events that provided a fantastic platform for driving education and awareness around the TV Everywhere services our customers receive as part of their subscription,” said Vito Forlenza, the senior director of TV Everywhere content and product strategy at Comcast Cable. “We broke records during several events like the Sochi Olympics and the World Cup and continue to build momentum in 2015 as we provide more access to more content across platforms.”