Comcast is launching a stay TV streaming service to rival Sling, FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Reside TV and all the remainder. It’s referred to as Now TV and it has one thing opponents lack, a particularly enticing price ticket. Now TV contains 60 stay channels and a Peacock subscription all for $20 every month.
There’s a slight catch. Now TV will solely be obtainable to Comcast Xfinity Web clients and can function as an add-on to any pre-existing service plan. A bare-bones Comcast cable plan prices $50 to $60 every month and doesn’t embody Web, so that is nonetheless an honest discount.
The platform provides entry to 40 premium cable channels, together with standouts like AMC, Discovery, A&E, IFC, The Historical past Channel, TLC, Lifetime and plenty of extra. It additionally comes with 20 hours of DVR storage and permits for 3 simultaneous streams. You additionally get 20 free ad-supported tv (FAST) channels, like NBC Information NOW, Sky Information and a slew of genre-based channels. The service has some evident omissions, nonetheless, because it doesn’t function native broadcast TV or sports activities channels.
After all, Now TV additionally features a premium, although ad-supported, so you may watch the the hangout comedy Grand Crew and practically 1,000 SNL episodes.
When the service launches in a number of weeks, it’ll be accessible via the Xfinity Stream app and supported devices like Xfinity flex, Amazon Fireplace TV, iOS gadgets and Android gadgets. As for why Comcast would undercut opponents right here on value, the cable arm of the corporate has been hit notably onerous by twine cutters, in simply the primary quarter of 2023.
