Comcast launching Netflix competitor Streampix, coming to Android devices in the future
On Thursday Comcast will launch its own subscription-based streaming video service, Xfinity Streampix. The name alone shows just how badly the cable provider wants to cut into Netflix’s total dominance of the streaming video market, and their service does offer some key advantages such as the potential to offer new shows as they air (though this may remain On Demand’s forte) and bundling options with other Comcast services. The introduction of Streampix also means we will be getting one more option for consuming media on our Android devices. Streampix is coming to the existing Xfinity TV app and it sounds like the plan is to eventually launch a standalone option as well. There is no exact date for Android support, but it is promised within the year.
[via Comcast]