andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | [VOD] Watchaton week Just a reminder that Watchathon weeks starts today and runs through Sunday. There is a Watchathon menu entry, but I don't know if you are limited to just those.
Either way, I can watch S5 of True Blood without waiting for the BD and renting it through Netflix (and HBO's lack of bookmarking on their BD's.) |
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| Does anyone know if the navigation and selection of a program through the WATCHATHON menu is the same (uneditted) show as navigating though to the PREMIUM channel series?
Pete |
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 telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
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And here's the link to the special Watchathon webpage: »xfinitytv.comcast.net/microsites/watchathon
EDIT: The full list of shows from all participating networks: »xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/201···f-shows/ |
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 jack bGone FishingPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-08
Cape Cod
kudos:1 | reply to andyross
If I'm not mistaken, they are opening up everything, even on-demand movies and series/shows that typically require a subscription to the "premium" channel in order to watch the content.
On your remote Press OnDemand and select Watchathon week!
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Does this also apply for the shows that are part of the Streampix pkg? (ie: like the old Saturday Night Live shows, etc.) |
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andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | reply to andyross
A FAQ was posted here:
»forums.comcast.com/t5/Video-On-D···U1634007 |
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moes
join:2009-11-15
Indianapolis, IN | reply to andyross
Fast Forward (disabled) was left on, so they think this "watch-a-thon" will get them more people, I would not count on it. |
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 gar187erI do this for a living
join:2006-06-24
Dover, DE
kudos:4 | so you think because customer will have to watch 5 minutes of commercials, they will not watch content that is not normally available to them?
good thing you arent in marketing.
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moes
join:2009-11-15
Indianapolis, IN Reviews:
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| Commercials on VOD are what I call double dipping, No damn need for it. and I should not be forced to sit through shit, especially if I just need to catch the last 15 damn mintues of the show.
and if I was marketing for them, commercials would be a think of the past. |
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| said by moes:Commercials on VOD are what I call double dipping, No damn need for it.
This makes no sense whatsoever.
And if you were in charge of marketing, and suggested eliminating commecrials, you'd be boxing up your desk ten seconds later. |
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 jkj860The Final Frontier
join:2002-01-10
Valparaiso, IN
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Its been pretty much unusable for me today and tonight. It times out and gives error codes. I'm guessing its because on demand is in big demand due to the watchathon.
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| same here. It is unusable keeps giving me watchathon errors. Rediculous. |
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gar187erI do this for a living
join:2006-06-24
Dover, DE
kudos:4 | reply to moes
said by moes:Commercials on VOD are what I call double dipping, No damn need for it. and I should not be forced to sit through shit, especially if I just need to catch the last 15 damn mintues of the show.
and if I was marketing for them, commercials would be a think of the past.
and we would be forced to go back to slow dsl.
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moes
join:2009-11-15
Indianapolis, IN | Thats fine, Slow dsl I am on now. not planning on giving it up any time soon. |
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andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | reply to andyross
Read on the Comcast blog that they are now going to run a different show each week in a sort of mini-Watchathon. They will be offering all episodes of the current season. They are starting with "Grimm". |
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Would have loved to have been able to participate on my TiVo Premiere..... |
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 beachintechThere's sand in my tool bagPremium
join:2008-01-06
kudos:5 | If you had a tablet, cell phone, home theater PC, raspberry pi, etc. and a comcast email account, you could have. |
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| yeah but none compare to the TiVo. The point I was making was the ability to stress test the Xfinity App on TiVo. 168 hours straight of On Demand viewing through the TiVo... |
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beachintechThere's sand in my tool bagPremium
join:2008-01-06
kudos:5 | I find them to be better, so I agree. Controlling it graphically from my chair right to the TV using my tablet? Awesome. No comcast equipment needed either. |
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| Same can be said by using the TiVo app to control the TiVo in lieu of a remote plus the added ability to access the My Recordings list, all the searches and features found on the Premiere right from the tablet without even having to be in the same room as the actual DVR. |
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