Comcast and Netflix, a hookup many didn't see coming, becomes official next week as Xfinity customers begin receiving Netflix on their X1 cable TV boxes. This pairing of a leading pay-TV provider and ...

Comcast will soon begin allowing subscribers to launch Netflix from within the Xfinity X1 set-top box, a stark recognition that streaming sticks and other connected-TV devices are becoming a threat to ...

Though there are plenty of arguments for cutting the cord, many of us simply aren’t ready to let go of cable TV. But traditional TV service providers can’t sit still; they need to up their game to ...

Features offered by the cloud-connected X1 cable box system could help Comcast pick up subscribers in major cities where Time Warner Cable’s growth has stalled in recent years. Gaining entry to the ...

Comcast and Netflix have become unlikely business partners, as the cable company has announced plans to bring the popular streaming service to its X1 cable box platform, according to Recode. The added ...

Comcast’s cable boxes are getting YouTube. The cable TV company and Google today announced the addition of a YouTube app across Comcast’s Xfinity X1 service nationwide, which will allow customers to ...

As cable companies come to terms with the fact that streaming services are stealing millions of their customers every year, they’ve suddenly become more open to doing things that in the past would ...

Netflix is coming to your cable box. Earlier this year, Comcast and Netflix announced a deal that would put Netflix on millions of X1 cable boxes in the US. Now the companies have confirmed that this ...

Richard Lawler is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Comcast’s X1 platform ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- While they have been at odds in the past, cable giant Comcast and Netflix are joining forces -- the online video streaming service will now be available on the company's X1 cable ...

Google and Comcast announced a new deal this morning that will see the YouTube application installed on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 set-top boxes nationwide later this ...

Comcast Corp. plans to introduce its X1 service in the Twin Cities on Tuesday, a system the cable company designed to keep up with changes in the way that people are accessing ­videos and watching TV.