Last June, the US cable/sat industry announced plans for TV Everywhere, a way to bridge subscription television content to internet-connected devices. Comcast has just announced that their version of TV Everywhere, called On Demand Online, arrives next month.
Currently in beta with 5000 subscribers, here’s what we know:
• It’s free with a subscription
• You authenticate up to three devices through Comcast.net or Fancast.com
• Video playback on Move Networks player
• Video on Demand content, though no word on HD content
• Streaming will count against Comcast’s 250GB monthly bandwidth caps
But don’t take our word for it. Watch the whole interview with Comcast’s Amy Banse here:
[NewTeeVee via mediaexperiences2go via Engadget]
Joe L.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 10:30 AMJoe here I work for DISH Network and I am rather surprised that Comcast is getting credit for being one of the first. In truth, DISH Network has already achieved TV everywhere. TV everywhere is still in its infancy basically, DISH Network has the sling technology, which allows you to watch the TV you subscribe to or your recorded events to your smart phone or laptop, which provides the best option for TV Everywhere.