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  • Comcast's Watchable streaming app adds new exclusive series

    by 
    Richard Lawler
    Richard Lawler
    08.24.2016

    Even cable giant Comcast has to pay attention to internet viewers, and last year it launched an interesting YouTube-like site called Watchable. Packed with content from creators including Buzzfeed and Vice it took aim directly at the very millennials that might not have cable at all, and now Comcast is trying harder to attract those viewers by offering several free new shows that are exclusive to Watchable. Oddly, probably because the site is not called "embeddable," we'll have to show you the trailers for its original programming on YouTube.

  • Comcast wants you to keep using Comcast even for web video

    by 
    Roberto Baldwin
    Roberto Baldwin
    09.29.2015

    Comcast loves when you watch regular TV. But, it also knows that you're also watching web-only content on YouTube and other video sites. To try to get your eyeballs always on its properties it announced the beta launch of its curated video platform, Watchable. Available for iOS, X1 and online, the service has videos from GoPro, The Onion, Red Bull, Maker, Vice and others. Watchable does require an account to view the content, but it doesn't have to be one from Comcast. The company says its latest venture will be supported by ads and that it plans to add additional partners in the future. Of course, sites and services like YouTube already have a majority of these videos, but with curation and inclusion in the X1, Comcast is hoping you'll stay with it for all your eyeball-filling entertainment.

  • Comcast to launch its own YouTube rival called 'Watchable'

    by 
    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    08.14.2015

    Fresh off of its multi-million dollar investment in Vox and Buzzfeed, Comcast is reportedly set to launch a digital video platform akin to YouTube in the coming weeks. According to Business Insider, the platform, called "Watchable" will be populated with non-exclusive, unlicensed, original content that will stream to users. Comcast has announced content-sharing partnerships with both Vox and Buzzfeed (obviously), as well as a host of other producers including AwesomenessTV, Refinery29, The Onion, Mic and Vice -- even NBC Sports. The company has not yet released a complete list of partnerships (or even officially announced the service for that matter) as a number of them are still being finalized.