Media and telecommunications giant Comcast is integrating YouTube into its X1 set-top box product, which offers live, on demand, DVR, and online programming. YouTube is the second major streaming app to be added to the X1, as Comcast added Netflix to the platform in July following a dispute between the two companies regarding web traffic throttling.
YouTube will become a part of X1 across the U.S. later this year -- whereupon Comcast’s roughly 11.25 million X1 users will have access to all of the streaming giant’s videos with a dedicated app. Additionally, Recode notes, Comcast will suggest YouTube videos alongside traditional programming that is available within the X1 platform. All YouTube clips will be searchable via the X1’s voice-controlled remote.
"By integrating YouTube into the X1 experience,” Comcast Cable’s chief business development officer, Sam Schwartz, said in a statement, “viewers can simply and effortlessly access videos on any topic,...
YouTube will become a part of X1 across the U.S. later this year -- whereupon Comcast’s roughly 11.25 million X1 users will have access to all of the streaming giant’s videos with a dedicated app. Additionally, Recode notes, Comcast will suggest YouTube videos alongside traditional programming that is available within the X1 platform. All YouTube clips will be searchable via the X1’s voice-controlled remote.
"By integrating YouTube into the X1 experience,” Comcast Cable’s chief business development officer, Sam Schwartz, said in a statement, “viewers can simply and effortlessly access videos on any topic,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Comcast’s previously-rumored streaming video service is a real thing, and it’s now here. The cable provider has launched a beta version of its free, ad-supported Watchable digital video platform.
Comcast’s Chief Business Development Officer Sam Schwartz describes Watchable in a company blog post as “a new, cross-platform video service that curates a selection of the best content from popular online video networks and shows in an easy-to-use experience.” Users can choose from over 150 different shows in categories like Auto, Entertainment, Funny, Gaming, Music, and Sports.
Watchable is of course a step outside Comcast’s traditional service area of cable television, but Schwartz seems confident in the video platform’s ability to attract solid viewership. “We think Watchable can be a unique place that curates and distributes the best content from some of the most recognized brands and producers on the web,” Schwartz wrote. “Plus, many of our...
Comcast’s Chief Business Development Officer Sam Schwartz describes Watchable in a company blog post as “a new, cross-platform video service that curates a selection of the best content from popular online video networks and shows in an easy-to-use experience.” Users can choose from over 150 different shows in categories like Auto, Entertainment, Funny, Gaming, Music, and Sports.
Watchable is of course a step outside Comcast’s traditional service area of cable television, but Schwartz seems confident in the video platform’s ability to attract solid viewership. “We think Watchable can be a unique place that curates and distributes the best content from some of the most recognized brands and producers on the web,” Schwartz wrote. “Plus, many of our...
- 9/29/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Film composer James Horner died at the age of 61 on Monday (June 22) after the small airplane he was piloting crashed near Santa Barbara, Calif. Initial reports did not identify Horner as the plane's sole occupant, only that a plane registered to him was found crash-landed in Ventucopa, Calif., at 9:30am Pst, and that the pilot was dead. Agents Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz and attorney Jay Cooper today (June 23) confirmed Horner was the pilot. Horner was a film composer long associated with some of cinema's most influential names, from James Cameron to Ron Howard to Roger Corman. His first score was for 1979's "The Lady in Red" but had his biggest break with 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." "Aliens" (1986) yielded his first of many Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score (and also Best Original Dramatic Score, from the '90s). The two Oscars he won...
- 6/24/2015
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
While Hollywood mourns the death of two-time Oscar-winning composer James Horner, who was killed in a small plane crash Monday, his representatives at the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency released a touching statement in honor of their prolific client. “It is with the deepest regret and sorrow that we mourn the tragic passing of our dear colleague, long-time client and great friend, composer James Horner,” Michael Gorfaine, Sam Schwartz and the staff at the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, said in a statement to TheWrap. “A shining light has been extinguished, which can never be replaced. It has been an honor and a privilege...
- 6/24/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Updated, 6:33 Pm: James Horner’s reps at Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency tonight have confirmed the Oscar-winning composer’s death. Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz released this statement on behalf of their agency: “It is with the deepest regret and sorrow that we mourn the tragic passing of our dear colleague, long-time client and great friend, composer James Horner. An avid and experienced pilot, James was flying a single-engine aircraft that crashed in a remote area of…...
- 6/24/2015
- Deadline
Sandy Cohen, AP Entertainment Writer
Los Angeles (AP) - James Horner, who composed music for dozens of films and won two Oscars for his work on "Titanic," died when his plane crashed in Southern California, his agents confirmed Tuesday. He was 61.
Agents Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz issued a statement saying Horner had died, although official confirmation could take several days while the Ventura County coroner works to identify the remains of the pilot, who was the only person on board.
People who fueled the plane at an airport in Camarillo confirmed that he took off in the aircraft Monday morning, said Horner's attorney, Jay Cooper.
The S-312 Tucano MK1 turboprop crashed and burned in a remote area of the Los Padres National Forest, about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Horner's credits ran the gamut From big-budget blockbusters to foreign-language indies. He even composed the theme song for the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
Los Angeles (AP) - James Horner, who composed music for dozens of films and won two Oscars for his work on "Titanic," died when his plane crashed in Southern California, his agents confirmed Tuesday. He was 61.
Agents Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz issued a statement saying Horner had died, although official confirmation could take several days while the Ventura County coroner works to identify the remains of the pilot, who was the only person on board.
People who fueled the plane at an airport in Camarillo confirmed that he took off in the aircraft Monday morning, said Horner's attorney, Jay Cooper.
The S-312 Tucano MK1 turboprop crashed and burned in a remote area of the Los Padres National Forest, about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Horner's credits ran the gamut From big-budget blockbusters to foreign-language indies. He even composed the theme song for the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
- 6/23/2015
- by The Associated Press
- Moviefone
Updated June 23: Hollywood composer also wrote the soundtracks to Avatar, Braveheart and the upcoming Southpaw.
James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer who wrote the score for Titanic, has died in a plane crash. He was 61.
He is reported to have been alone aboard a two-seater private plane, which crashed north of Santa Barbara in California around 9.30am on Monday (June 22).
The crash caused a brush fire that had to be put out by firefighters, according to local fire authorities.
His personal assistant, Sylvia Patrycja, wrote on Facebook: “We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart, and unbelievable talent. He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support and love and see you down the road.”
Horner was nominated for several Oscars during his career for best original scores and original songs.
These ranged from the bombastic score to James Cameron’s Aliens to the sweet original song Somewhere Out There from animation...
James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer who wrote the score for Titanic, has died in a plane crash. He was 61.
He is reported to have been alone aboard a two-seater private plane, which crashed north of Santa Barbara in California around 9.30am on Monday (June 22).
The crash caused a brush fire that had to be put out by firefighters, according to local fire authorities.
His personal assistant, Sylvia Patrycja, wrote on Facebook: “We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart, and unbelievable talent. He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support and love and see you down the road.”
Horner was nominated for several Oscars during his career for best original scores and original songs.
These ranged from the bombastic score to James Cameron’s Aliens to the sweet original song Somewhere Out There from animation...
- 6/23/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
This could provide an important boost for the effort that Comcast and Twitter announced in October to strengthen social media users’ bond with TV shows. The companies say that as early as Q1 content suppliers ABC Entertainment, A+E Networks, AMC Networks, Crown Media, Discovery, and Fox Networks will join the initiative — as will distributors Cablevision, Charter, and Time Warner Cable. (Comcast-owned NBCUniversal is already on board, of course.) Here’s the way it’s supposed to work: When a Twitter user discusses a TV show, a “SEEIt” button will show up on the tweet. Readers using a mobile device who click on the button can instruct the set top box to take them directly to the show (live or on demand) — just as they would with a remote control — or watch online if available, set a DVR to record it, or simply create a reminder to watch. Comcast is...
- 12/11/2013
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Financial Editor
- Deadline TV
So far, there've been a lot of snazzy movie-related stuffs coming through on Twitter, like our favorite rejected "Bond" titles and Megan Fox just not getting it and even the Vatican getting all Holy "Dark Knight" Batman! on us.
Whether it's directors giving us super-sweet sneak peeks (what up, "Ant-Man"), actors doing random Q&As to keep the virtual world in the know or people being way harsh Tai on their own social platforms, Twitter has made a place for itself as a thing in the world of film promos. And now the bird wants snag a piece of that movie money pie by selling some movie tickets.
Comcast recently put out a press release discussing its plans to incorporate the TV world into tweets — by inserting a little "see it" button on relevant tweets about the various networks' shows — and one little bullet point indicates that tweeters'll be able...
Whether it's directors giving us super-sweet sneak peeks (what up, "Ant-Man"), actors doing random Q&As to keep the virtual world in the know or people being way harsh Tai on their own social platforms, Twitter has made a place for itself as a thing in the world of film promos. And now the bird wants snag a piece of that movie money pie by selling some movie tickets.
Comcast recently put out a press release discussing its plans to incorporate the TV world into tweets — by inserting a little "see it" button on relevant tweets about the various networks' shows — and one little bullet point indicates that tweeters'll be able...
- 10/10/2013
- by Amanda Bell
- NextMovie
Comcast wants TV viewers to have more fun on mobile devices, tablets and anywhere “off the TV set,” so it partnered with Twitter in an innovative new deal that will bring TV to Twitter. Millions of people are talking about TV shows on Twitter at any given moment, and while they can use a hashtag to indicate what they are talking about, there was no proof that this increased viewership. “It may drive viewership but it’s a broken experience,” Comcast’s Sam Schwartz observed to TheWrap of the old model. “You had to put down your tablet, pick up the remote and.
- 10/10/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
It’s just a bullet point in a press release, but it could become a silver bullet for the movie industry. Under a groundbreaking partnership between Twitter and Comcast, announced Wednesday, Fandango will be able to sell tickets directly from the social media platform. The details on this new venture remain unclear for now — it’s early days as they like to say — but the potential is limitless. Can you imagine a movie studio or movie star using Twitter to sell tickets for a movie they are working on by tweeting about it? Comcast’s chief business development officer Sam Schwartz can.
- 10/9/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Sometime in November people who discuss TV shows or movies on Twitter will see a “See It” button. If they click on it, it will give them options to watch the show or, if it’s a current movie, buy a ticket via Comcast-owned Fandango. This will be a national service, but Comcast subscribers will be able to do things via their set-top boxes that others can’t. That includes using a mobile device as a remote control to switch directly to a TV show — something that could be especially useful when there’s breaking news. Comcast Chief Business Development Officer Sam Schwartz tells me that the company is “in advanced conversations” with other cable and satellite companies to include their set-top boxes as well. He adds that while the initiative will begin on Twitter, it could soon include other social network platforms. Initially the “See It” button will appear...
- 10/9/2013
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Financial Editor
- Deadline TV
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