andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | [VOD] Preferred Collection My latest bill has a notice that the "Preferred Collection" OnDemand will be gone as of Feb 29. It had a nice selection of movies. Now I'm down to Encore and the few free movies. And this when the prices are all going up this month, too! |
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 defiantMVM
join:2000-09-04
Monroe, MI
kudos:2 | I think the "Preferred Collection" was just selections from other premium networks VOD menus. Yes, no? |
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 bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | reply to andyross
Wow, that was one huge plus that Comcast had over FIOS in that they offered a decent library of on demand movies for free. I see they will now charge $8-$9.95/mo now for it.
I switched from Comcast to FIOS last year and that was one thing I definately missed.... |
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andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | reply to defiant
said by defiant:I think the "Preferred Collection" was just selections from other premium networks VOD menus. Yes, no?
It seemed to be just a selection of movies. There were no logos or any type of pre-roll. It was just the movie. There is a decent selection, both SD and HD. A quick shows about 336 HD movies! |
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| It's being replaced by something bigger and better. I forgot what they call it, but I did read about it on the Comcast employee website. I'll see if I can read more about it tomorrow and post more info. |
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bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | said by chewch99:It's being replaced by something bigger and better. I forgot what they call it, but I did read about it on the Comcast employee website. I'll see if I can read more about it tomorrow and post more info.
Bigger , Better and of course not free for some of the plans including digital starter.  |
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I received the same notice on my latest bill it states this under the 'News From Comcast' section:
"On February 29th, the "Preferred Collection" On Demand
folder will no longer be available." |
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said by chewch99:It's being replaced by something bigger and better. I forgot what they call it, but I did read about it on the Comcast employee website. I'll see if I can read more about it tomorrow and post more info.
Streampix |
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bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | said by blablah :Streampix
Looks like it rolls out end of the month and will cost around $4.99 or so. It will also contain tv shows from the main networks along with movies. I found a link in Google for the main page but its currently not active but google had a cache-image of it to view. |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to blablah
said by blablah :Streampix
Oh, man. They're making the off-color puns just TOO easy. |
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At launch, Streampix will include at least 500 movies and 1,000 TV episodes from popular series (past and present). More than 50% of movie titles and TV shows will be available in HD. Over time, we will add thousands of additional film titles and TV episodes. Customers can stream available movies and shows an unlimited number of times similar to Netflix™.
Product Subscribers XFINITY Plan Streampix Price
1-2 Product Video subs
Digital Starter (all varieties) $4.99
Digital Preferred (all varieties) $4.99
Digital premier (all varieties) $4.99
Triple Play subs
HD Preferred - $119 (all varieties) $4.99
HD Preferred Plus - $139 (3.0, 4.0, 5.0) Included
HD Premier - $159 (3.0, 4.0, 5.0) Included
HD Complete - $199 (4.0, 5.0) Included
MultiLatino Ultra HD Plus - $139 (4.0, 5.0) Included
MultiLatino HD Total - $159 (4.0, 5.0) Included
MultiLatino HD Complete - $199 (4.0, 5.0) Included
Alchemy HD Preferred Plus (4.0, 5.0) Included
Alchemy HD Premier (4.0, 5.0) Included
Alchemy MultiLatino Ulta HD Plus (4.0, 5.0) Included
HD Preferred Plus – Tenant (4.0, 5.0) Included
HD Premier – Tenant (4.0, 5.0) Included
HD complete – Tenant (4.0 ,5.0) Included
Video Blast Products
Blast! Extra / Blast! Plus: Included |
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bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | reply to andyross
Looks like its game on against netflix. That $4.99 price is directly aimed to undercut them. Of course netflix has loads of more titles but lets see how quickly streampix increases it library.
Verizon also is going to start offering streaming online to non verizon customers. I wonder if comcast down the road will offer this to non customers also for like $7.99/mo.. |
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andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | reply to chewch99
Is Streampix part of OnDemand, or is it a video streaming service? |
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bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | said by andyross:Is Streampix part of OnDemand, or is it a video streaming service?
Both... |
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| So this large selection of "free" movies will be replaced with something that we will be given the pleasure of paying extra for.
That sounds about right. |
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 telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2 | There is an article today on the Multichannel News site about the new Xfinity Streampix service:
Comcast Takes Aim At Netflix With 'Streampix'
Movies, Full TV Show Seasons Available from Disney-ABC, NBCU, Sony, Warner Bros.
Multichannel News - February 21, 2012
»www.multichannel.com/article/480···pix_.php |
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bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | said by telcodad:Comcast Takes Aim At Netflix With 'Streampix'
Movies, Full TV Show Seasons Available from Disney-ABC, NBCU, Sony, Warner Bros.
Ok I called it, what prize do I get.... |
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said by telcodad:Comcast Takes Aim At Netflix With 'Streampix'
Movies, Full TV Show Seasons Available from Disney-ABC, NBCU, Sony, Warner Bros.
Available today in north Philly burbs. Seems it's included in my triple play price. Based on a quick scan of content, not horrible but don't think I'd pay an extra $5 for it. |
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bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | reply to andyross
Here's a link to see the current offerings of streampix
»xfinitytv.comcast.net/tv-network···486/main
Movie selections remind me of what Encore offers and the TV Series is very limited with just 25 series atm. They do say much more content will be added this year so lets see how they compare to netflix by then. |
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Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL | I've said for years they should use their entire On Demand PPV library to compete with Netflix. If they charged a flat rate for the new releases, as opposed to the $6 a pop, I'd jump right on it. Currently, I see no value in the PPV VOD and don't use it. |
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