After rumblings back in the spring, Comcast is officially rolling out its new XFINITY Instant TV bundle for broadband customers today. Plans start at $18 per month as the cable giant looks to retain cord-cutters that are becoming increasingly dependent on services like Hulu, Netflix and others. Comcast’s new skinny bundle IPTV will only be available to select customers at launch in beta, with additional markets rolling out over time. A full breakdown of each package with pricing can be found below.
Today’s announcement from Comcast is hardly its first foray into the ultra-competitive streaming TV market. Back in 2015, it first unveiled a $15/mo add-on called ‘Stream’ which allowed traditional TV subscribers to access content on-the-go from a handful of channels. The beta program rolled out today is more in-line with services like Sling TV, Hulu and others.
XFINITY Instant TV starts at $18 per month, which essentially equates to a basic TV package that includes broadcast stations like ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX, NBC and PBS, along with public and government content. There’s no word at this time if those feeds will be taken from local markets or the national equivalent.