Comcast Debuts Integrated YouTube App on Xfinity X1
September 12 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Viewers Now Enjoy Seamless Access to Billions
of YouTube Videos with the X1 Voice Remote
YouTube Content will be Featured Throughout the
Xfinity On Demand Menu
Comcast and Google today announced the nationwide launch of
YouTube on Xfinity X1, giving viewers quick, easy access to
YouTube’s vast online video collection alongside the live, on
demand, DVR and other web programming that is already included with
their Xfinity TV subscription. YouTube content will be accessible
via the X1 voice remote and YouTube videos will be featured
throughout Xfinity on Demand.
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“Giving our customers seamless access to live, on demand and
internet content in one place continues to be a key part of our
strategy and we are excited to now add YouTube to
the X1 experience,” said Matt Strauss, Executive Vice
President, Xfinity Services, Comcast Cable. “By adding billions of
YouTube videos to our video platform, we are taking our
role as the aggregator of aggregators to a new level and
reaffirming that X1 is the best place to easily discover and access
all types of entertainment with the sound of your voice.”
YouTube’s online videos will be featured throughout the Xfinity
On Demand menu and available in the YouTube app, providing easy
access to trending videos and complementing existing movie, show,
music, news, and celebrity content screens on X1 and supplementing
thematic destinations.
"The living room is YouTube's fastest growing platform. We are
excited to supercharge our distribution there and bring Xfinity X1
users a seamless way to consume all of the content they love. Voice
is a key enabler to discovery and we are looking forward to
bringing it to Xfinity X1 users,” said Robert Kyncl, Chief Business
Officer, YouTube.
Featuring universal voice control with the X1 voice remote,
customers can also access YouTube content by:
- Simply saying “YouTube” to launch the
app.
- Searching for topical videos by saying,
“YouTube, show me make-up tutorials,” or “Find party dip recipes on
YouTube.”
- Calling up trailers, clips, and more
related to movies, TV shows or celebrities by saying, “Watch
‘Carpool Karaoke’ on YouTube,” or “Show me clips from ‘Empire’ on
YouTube.”
- Saying, “Find live streams from
Coachella on YouTube,” or “YouTube, show me performances from the
2017 Grammy’s” to watch or browse clips of live event feeds.
Current X1 and YouTube signed-in customers can readily access
their personalized settings and subscriptions when accessing
YouTube on X1. In addition to finding YouTube content with the X1
voice remote and within Xfinity On Demand, customers can just
launch the YouTube app located in the Apps and Networks sections of
X1.
For more information about X1, visit www.xfinity.com/X1.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s 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 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.
Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
information.
About YouTube
Launched in May 2005, YouTube allows billions of people to
discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube
provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others
across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original
content creators and advertisers large and small.
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