Comcast integrates university sports nets in US

Comcast integrates university sports nets in US
Michelle Clancy
| 06 September 2018

US cable giant Comcast has added ESPN3, ACC Network Extra and SEC Network + to its Xfinity X1 subscription, giving sports fans the ability to stream expansive coverage of university-level American football directly to their TVs.
espn 6Sep2018
The services will offer 150 live football games, and more than 5,000 live events annually, including international soccer, Grand Slam tennis matches, college basketball, other collegiate athletics and more. All content from across the three networks will be searchable with the X1 voice remote, and will be integrated into the same screens and menus as the other sports programming that comes with a customer’s Xfinity TV subscription.

“Simplicity continues to be essential in today’s dynamic media landscape,” said Sean Breen, SVP, Affiliate Sales, Disney and ESPN Media Networks. “We’re fortunate to have relationships with Comcast to seamlessly serve customers and sports fans on a platform that delivers the best of both traditional and digital video viewing experiences, and the addition of ESPN3, ACC Network Extra and SEC Network + are perfect examples of that.”

Vito Forlenza, executive director, TV Everywhere Content and Product Strategy, Comcast cable division, added: “From football and soccer to volleyball and field hockey, this launch gives college sports fans incredible access to live events from schools including Florida State, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh in the ACC, Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M in the SEC, and dozens more from across the entire country on ESPN3.”