Comcast will soon have more Internet subscribers than TV

Comcast adding 35 channels to apps [Philadelphia Inquirer] “Comcast Corp., of Philadelphia, says it will upgrade its two free apps so that subscribers can live stream 35 cable channels onto mobile devices over the next two weeks. The cable-TV and media giant says that the two apps, Xfinity TV Go and Xfinity TV Remote, have been downloaded 13 million times.”
Internet Subscribers Aid Growth by Comcast [New York Times] “These trends — increases on the broadband side and decreases on the television side — have been evident in Comcast’s earnings for years amid stiff competition from Verizon and AT&T’s TV services and changes in consumer behavior. Many of Comcast’s customers pay the company for an all-inclusive package of TV, broadband and phone. But the company is rapidly approaching the point where it will have more broadband subscribers than TV subscribers.”
Comcast to offer HBO in basic TV package [Reuters] “Comcast Corp customers will soon be able to buy premium movie and TV channel HBO and its HBO Go online service in a pared-down basic cable package that includes about 10 channels plus Internet access, for an introductory price of about $50 a month.”
Comcast could license tech to other U.S. cable operators: executive [Reuters] “A top Comcast Corp executive said on Wednesday that the company is in talks to license its latest technology, called X1, to other cable operators, which would help the industry better compete with telecom and satellite rivals.”

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