Comcast and Pandora Partner to Reinvent the Pandora Music Experience on Xfinity X1
December 18 2017 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Pandora’s Full Suite of Features – Including
Access to Premium On-Demand, Ad-Free Radio Plus and Ad-Supported
Radio Stations – Now Integrated Throughout the X1 Platform and
Controllable with Voice Commands
It’s Now Easier Than Ever to Search, Discover
and Play Music with Pandora and X1
Pandora, the largest streaming music provider in the U.S., and
Comcast, a global media and technology company, today announced a
completely reinvented streaming music experience on Xfinity X1 with
a deeper Pandora integration. In addition to an entirely new look
and feel, customers will enjoy access to Pandora’s on-demand
Premium and ad-free radio Plus subscriptions over the Internet on
X1 for the first time. Pandora’s integration with the X1 Voice
Remote provides effortless access to music across all levels of
service. The new Pandora experience also makes it easier than ever
for customers to access and discover personalized music alongside
the live, on-demand, DVR and web programming included in Xfinity
TV.
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“We’re seeing explosive growth in listening through in-home
devices like X1, and we’re proud to be one of Comcast’s premier
online music streaming partners,” said Chris Phillips, Chief
Product Officer, Pandora. “Pandora continues to harness the power
of X1 in new and innovative ways from voice-activation to easy,
intuitive access to music throughout the platform, bringing music
to the forefront of your in-home entertainment experience like
never before.”
The new Pandora integration on X1 brings
customers:
- Ability to choose the level of service
that fits their needs. Pandora Premium allows consumers to search
and play any song, album, playlist or station; Pandora Plus
provides access to ad-free radio stations with additional skips and
replays; Pandora’s free service enables access to personalized
stations.
- Quick access to their favorite music
simply by saying, “Pandora” into the X1 voice remote.
- Access to specific songs, albums or
playlists with simple commands like “play ‘Santa’s Coming for Us’
by Sia on Pandora.”
- Immediate Pandora playback through a
simplified sign-in experience.
- Pandora integrated with search and
surfaced throughout Xfinity On Demand, including within popular
destinations such as music, kids and Latino and on select artist
profile pages.
“We are constantly improving the in-home entertainment
experience by integrating new features and services into Xfinity
X1,” said Chris Satchell, Executive Vice President, Chief Product
Officer, Comcast Cable. “Our customers love the ability to play
music through their television, which often have the best speakers
in the house, and we are thrilled to expand our partnership with
Pandora and provide Xfinity TV customers with seamless access to
Pandora’s full suite of online features on X1.”
In addition to Xfinity X1, Pandora is currently available on
over 2,000 connected devices and streaming platforms including
Sonos, Fitbit, Roku, Google Home, Amazon Echo and Xbox. Pandora is
available for use in over 200 vehicle models including GM and
Honda, making it the ubiquitous streaming music platform on the
market today.
Comcast is reimagining entertainment experiences on the TV with
Xfinity X1, giving customers seamless access to the live, on
demand, DVR and web programming they love most, all in one place,
and instantly accessible with the X1 voice remote.
ABOUT PANDORA
Pandora is the world’s most powerful music discovery platform –
a place where artists find their fans and listeners find music they
love. We are driven by a single purpose: unleashing the infinite
power of music by connecting artists and fans, whether through
earbuds, car speakers, live on stage or anywhere fans want to
experience it. Our team of highly trained musicologists analyze
hundreds of attributes for each recording, which powers our
proprietary Music Genome Project®, delivering billions of hours of
personalized music tailored to the tastes of each music listener,
full of discovery, making artist/fan connections at unprecedented
scale. Founded by musicians, Pandora empowers artists with valuable
data and tools to help grow their careers and connect with their
fans.
www.pandora.com | @pandoramusic | www.pandoraforbrands.com |
@PandoraBrands | amp.pandora.com
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.
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