Comcast Launches X1 - A Next-Generation Cloud-Based Video Platform - In Utah

Comcast Launches X1 - A Next-Generation Cloud-Based Video Platform - In Utah

X1 transforms traditional TV into an Entertainment Operating System - complete with apps, personalization and social media tools, second-screen integration and more

SANDY, Utah, July 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, a global media and technology company, today announced the launch of its cloud-based interactive television experience, the X1 Platform from Xfinity, across Utah.

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Unlike any other video service available today, X1 is a cloud-based platform that transforms TV into an interactive and integrated experience. It integrates the largest collection of video with social media features, interactive apps, web content and more in one easy-to-navigate, sleek viewing experience. The launch of X1 is part of Comcast's ongoing and evolving effort to take advantage of its powerful network and IP technology to constantly bring new innovations to market.

"The X1 Platform is a huge leap forward for us and transforms traditional television viewing into an entirely new entertainment experience," said Comcast Regional Vice President Kyle McSlarrow. "X1 uses cloud-based technology to make the TV smarter, richer and more personalized, and allows us to deliver new features to our customers faster than ever."

New X1 features and capabilities available to customers in Utah today include:


-- Visual, Sleek User Interface: A modern user interface that enables
one-click access to programs and a highly visual guide to entertainment
options and related information.
-- Faster, More Personalized Search and Discovery: A personalized viewing
experience with recommendations based on search input and previously
watched shows and movies. They also have the ability to search
simultaneously across live TV, Xfinity On Demand and DVR recordings -
and see the last nine programs watched across all services with a single
tap on the remote control.
-- In-Home Convenience: The ability to watch DVR recordings from any room
in the house and simultaneously record up to four shows while watching
another.
-- Social Integration and Customized Apps: An expanding selection of
tailored-for-TV apps, including traffic, weather, voicemail, and a
sports app to track multiple games at once and check the latest scores,
standings and schedules while watching a favorite show. X1 also includes
a selection of Web-based apps, including Facebook and Pandora.
In addition, the X1 Remote App lets customers use motions, gestures, and voice commands to control their TVs with their Apple handheld devices. For example, customers can use voice commands to navigate the guide and search for content; swipe their iPhones to page through the interactive TV guide and program personalized short-cuts and favorites ("Quick Links"); and shake their device to pause Xfinity On Demand content.

X1 will initially be available to new Xfinity Triple Play customers and will become available to additional customer segments in the future. The X1 Platform is currently available in more than a dozen markets, and Comcast plans to launch the service in all remaining markets by the end of the year.

About Comcast Corporation:
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates 30 news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

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