Though there are plenty of arguments for cutting the cord, many of us simply aren’t ready to let go of cable TV. But traditional TV service providers can’t sit still; they need to up their game to ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Comcast will soon begin allowing subscribers to launch Netflix from within the Xfinity X1 set-top box, a stark recognition that streaming sticks and other connected-TV ...

As cable companies come to terms with the fact that streaming services are stealing millions of their customers every year, they’ve suddenly become more open to doing things that in the past would ...

Cable and streaming services don’t always get along very well, and that’s especially true when it comes to Comcast. However, the company has slowly started paving the way for merging cable and ...

Google and Comcast announced a new deal this morning that will see the YouTube application installed on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 set-top boxes nationwide later this ...

Comcast began its first big move away from the set-top box that has been your living-room TV’s constant companion since the Reagan administration by launching the new Xfinity TV app for Roku smart TVs ...

Comcast’s cable boxes are getting YouTube. The cable TV company and Google today announced the addition of a YouTube app across Comcast’s Xfinity X1 service nationwide, which will allow customers to ...

Last year Comcast plugged Netflix streaming into the X1 setup and starting today it's rolling out YouTube access nationwide. Just as the company announced earlier this year, the service's videos will ...

Richard Lawler is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Comcast’s X1 platform ...