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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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 [...]
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I wonder how optimistic Comcast is in pulling subscribers away from Netflix with a service that is only available for Comcast subscribers. There are a good portion of Netflix subscribers that have cut the cord from the pay TV world, and I just don’t see them saying “I can stream with Comcast for $4.99 + the monthly price of cable verses my $7.99 month Netflix charge? Sign me up for cable!” Where Streampix would come in handy would be when potential subscribers are looking for new service in a new area. Since I have been working at DISH I have seen how much value of a large on demand cache is. Subscribers will go nuts over being able to stream more content. When I was looking for more content to stream, I wanted more then just streaming so I went with the Blockbuster @home plan through DISH. Not only does it add thousand of movies and dhow streaming on my computer and television but I have DVD by mail with tons of choices. I want to stream, but I also like movie night with the wife.
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