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Comcast Announces Live TV Streams and On-Demand Video for Tablets

by Terrence O'Brien on January 5, 2011 at 02:50 PM

Xfinity TV iPad App
Comcast has used CES as an opportunity to announce that it is finally embracing online streaming content in a big way. While most other cable companies (and many content providers) are fighting against the rising tide of streaming media, Comcast has decided to jump in head first. At some point later this year, Comcast will begin offering live TV streams to iPads and Android tablets within the confines of a customer's home. While live content won't be available on the go, Comcast will be offering customers access to a library of on-demand programming from anywhere they can get an Internet connection.

Comcast only said that live streams would be coming "later" this year, but on-demand content will be available in the coming weeks via the company's 'Xfinity TV' iPad app. The 'Xfinity TV' app currently allows customers to use their iPads to search for video, and acts as a remote for their set-top boxes; on-demand content will be unlocked via a software update soon. Don't expect FIOS and Time Warner to let Comcast take the lead for long, though.

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