ESPN, Comcast Reach Deal To Offer Channels To Xfinity X1 Boxes

The three networks will be fully integrated into Comcast’s overall sports programming menusCOMCAST

ESPN and Comcast have reached an agreement to offer ESPN3, ACC Network Extra, and SEC Network+ through Xfinity X1 boxes, allowing subscribers to stream more than 5,000 live events and 150 live college football games per year through those networks. The three networks will be fully integrated into Comcast’s voice-based search functions and into the distributor’s overall sports programming menus. “ESPN3, ACC Network Extra and SEC Network+ add ... to the already deep catalog of sports programming that’s currently available on X1,” said Comcast Cable Exec Dir of TV Everywhere Content & Product Strategy Vito Forlenza.