Comcast bringing Amazon Prime Video to Xfinity
Comcast (CMCSA -1.5%) has become the first to bring Amazon Prime Video (AMZN +0.1%) to a U.S. pay service with a new deal between the two companies.
It also makes Comcast's Xfinity X1 service the only pay TV operation integrating Prime Video, Netflix and YouTube in one set-top box.
Customers will need an existing Amazon Prime membership and X1 service (which has been deployed to more than 60% of Comcast's residential customers).
The app is expected to launch on X1 later this year.
It's another blow for Comcast against competing guides/devices, like Roku (ROKU +0.4%) or Apple TV (AAPL +2.6%), working to drain off viewers to their own guides.
It also makes Comcast's Xfinity X1 service the only pay TV operation integrating Prime Video, Netflix and YouTube in one set-top box.
Customers will need an existing Amazon Prime membership and X1 service (which has been deployed to more than 60% of Comcast's residential customers).
The app is expected to launch on X1 later this year.
It's another blow for Comcast against competing guides/devices, like Roku (ROKU +0.4%) or Apple TV (AAPL +2.6%), working to drain off viewers to their own guides.

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