Comcast Launches TV, Movie Downloads at Fancast Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 4, 2008 - 12:01pm.

Philadelphia - Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) has quietly expanded its Fancast broadband service to include paid video downloads, to compete with similar offerings like the iTunes Store, Amazon Unbox and CinemaNow. The Fancast Store, now in beta, offers 3,100 movies and TV episodes, at prices ranging from $1.99 to $9.99. Download rentals are also available starting at $3.99. Previously, Fancast had offered streaming video content from partners including Hulu. Gizmodo further reports that Comcast plans to soon launch a Fancast Mobile application that enables live video streaming to mobile phones, along with features like remote DVR scheduling.

Related Links:
http://store.fancast.com

http://snipurl.com/3n2o2 (Gizmodo)

Published in DMW Daily, September 4, 2008

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Submitted by fancastfan (not verified) on September 19, 2008 - 6:47am.

Hey, much thanks for noting our great new features and additions. Of course, it's all about the content - and your readers may be interested to see the amazing library of totally free TV shows http://www.fancast.com/full_episodes and movies http://www.fancast.com/movies Jim (for Fancast)