Monday, May 4, 2015

Comcast brings Periscope-style live streams to the cable box

Comcast is joining Meerkat and Periscope with its own take on a live-streaming app that lets X1 cable subscribers beam live video back to their own TV or the big screen of a friend or family member. Xfinity Share is available beginning today on iOS and Android, though at launch it's limited to Comcast customers paying for a Triple Play package.

Once it's installed, you enter your Xfinity account credentials and tap "stream live" to begin recording. From there, you choose whether the stream will be directed to your own X1 cable box or sent to someone else's. To share live streams with people in your contacts list, you'll need the phone number tied to their Xfinity account. (Recipients will also need the X1 set-top box to view streams.)...

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