PHILADELPHIA and ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sept. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast and LG
Electronics USA today announced
the launch of the Xfinity Stream beta app for 2019, 2018, and 2017
LG Smart TVs. Xfinity Stream gives customers the ability to access
the live, on demand, and cloud DVR programming included with their
Xfinity TV subscription on LG 4K
Ultra HD Smart TVs—led by the critically acclaimed LG OLED and LG
NanoCell TVs— and HD Smart TVs, without the need to lease a
traditional set-top box.
With Xfinity Stream on LG 4K Ultra
HD and Standard HD Smart TVs, Xfinity TV customers can browse and
enjoy the Emmy Award-winning X1 guide, featuring rich and immersive
graphics and imagery. Other features include quick access to their
most recently watched programming; easy to set up parental
controls; one-of-a-kind destinations for TV shows, movies, sports,
kids, and more that make browsing and discovering programming
seamless; and the ability to access and scroll through the guide on
the same screen while watching live programming.
LG is a member of the Xfinity TV Partner Program, launched to
expand the range of retail devices Xfinity TV customers can use to
access the programming that is included with their subscription on
the television in the home. All content within Xfinity Stream for
participating partner program devices is delivered over Comcast's
secure private managed network, enabling customers to access and
enjoy their cable service on devices like LG Smart TVs, without the
need to lease a traditional set-top box from Comcast.
LG OLED TVs set a new standard for TV performance delivering
stellar picture quality, perfect black, vibrant images, accurate
colors and wide viewing angles all in a sleek package with
ultra-thin bezels and in more large-screen options this year than
ever before. The 2019 LG OLED TV lineup features screen sizes
ranging from 55 to 77-inch class options.
For more information on LG TVs visit lg.com.
For more information on the Xfinity TV Partner Program or to
join the program, visit the website.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA)
is a global media and technology company
with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable,
NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Cable is one of
the United States' largest video,
high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers
under the Xfinity brand, and also provides these services to
businesses. It also provides wireless and security and
automation services to residential customers under the Xfinity
brand. NBCUniversal is global and operates 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. Sky is one of Europe's leading media and entertainment
companies, connecting customers to a broad range of video content
through its pay television services. It also
provides communications services, including residential
high-speed internet, phone, and wireless services. Sky
operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and
entertainment networks, produces original content, and has
exclusive content rights.
Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for
more information.
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American
subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $54
billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In
the United States, LG sells a wide
range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products,
mobile phones, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, solar
energy solutions and vehicle components. The "Life's Good"
marketing theme encompasses how LG is dedicated to people's
happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. LG is a
2019 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence.
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