Report: Comcast Preparing To Launch New ‘Xumo TV’ Smart TV Line
Comcast is reportedly getting ready to launch in coming weeks a new line of Element-manufactured 4K UHD TVs based on Comcast’s “Xumo TV” branded smart TV platform. The smart TVs are named for Comcast’s Free Ad Supported TV (FAST) streaming service Xumo TV and use…
Comcast’s Xfinity Cable TV Customers To Get Super Bowl LVII In 4K And Dolby Vision HDR
Comcast and Dolby are teaming up to present Xfinity cable TV customers with the first live Super Bowl LVII coverage in Dolby Vision dynamic metadata high dynamic range (HDR). Comcast announced it will carry Fox Network’s (upcoverterted) 4K broadcast of Super Bowl LVII, which it…
4KUniverse Comes To Comcast Xfinity TV Subscribers
Comcast cable TV customers with a 4K or 8K UHD TV got some good news with world that the 4KUniverse channel is coming as a general entertainment streaming service to their service package. The 4K/HDR specialty channel is to launch across Comcast’s entertainment platforms later…
Apple TV+ App Coming Soon To Comcast’s Xfinity Devices In The U.S.
Comcast and Apple announced Monday that they are launching the premium streaming app Apple TV+ across Comcast’s U.S. cable entertainment device platforms. The news means the popular streaming app will be accessible in coming days on Xfinity devices including Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and XClass…
Comcast Hails Successful 10G DOCSIS 4.0 Modem Test
More good news surfaced Thursday for those waiting for greater cable speeds and bandwidth to better facilitate 8K video streaming (among other things) and beyond. Comcast, the cable TV and media giant, said it has successfully tested a prototype 10G modem capable of delivering multigigabit…
Comcast Officially Launches Retail Hisense XClass 4K UHD TVs
Confirming leaked reports, Comcast officially announced Tuesday the introduction of its private-label 4K UHD XClass TVs, manufactured by Hisense and sold through Walmart Stores and Walmart.com nationwide. The giant cable TV multi-system operator is integrating the XClass TVs with its X1 broadband/conditional access technology as…
Comcast Leverages Hardware To Tighten Grip On Subscribers
Giant global media conglomerate Comcast has big plans to expand its reach into connected A/V hardware, as demonstrated by recent reports that both its Comcast cable properties in the U.S. and acquired Sky operations overseas will be marketing a new streaming adapter followed by lines…
Xfinity To Offer Olympics Coverage In 4K Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos
Giant U.S. cable multisystem operator Comcast confirmed that it will be offering its Xfinity cable TV subscribers with X1 boxes coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics for the first time live in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) and Dolby Atmos surround…
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