Access
All of
NBC
Olympics’
Coverage
in One
Place on
X1 and
Xfinity
Stream
X1
Customers
Will
Enjoy 50
New
Olympics
Virtual
Channels,
New
Voice
Controls,
Athlete
Profiles,
Real-time
Stats,
Daily
Summaries,
and
Medal
Counts
PHILADELPHIA,
PA -
Comcast
unveiled
the most
live,
mobile
and
technologically
advanced
Olympics
experience
that
will be
available
to
Xfinity
TV
customers
on the
TV and
across
platforms
for the
Winter
Olympics
PyeongChang
2018.
Following
the
success
of the
Rio
Olympics,
Comcast
is
rolling
out a
host of
new
features
on
Xfinity
X1 and
the
Xfinity
Stream
app and
web
portal
so
viewers
can
customize
and
control
their
Olympics
viewing
experience
across
platforms,
and
never
miss a
moment
of the
Winter
Games.
“Our
goal is
to raise
the bar
for the
modern-day
Olympics
viewing
experience
across
platforms,
and
experiment
with new
features
and
functionality
that
will
surprise
and
delight
our
customers
in
exciting
new
ways,”
said
Matt
Strauss,
Executive
Vice
President,
Xfinity
Services.
“With 50
new
virtual
channels
dedicated
to the
PyeongChang
Games,
enhanced
voice
control,
medal
counts,
real-time
stats
and
daily
summaries,
we are
excited
for X1
customers
to
experience
the
Olympic
Games
like
never
before.
And by
creating
one
go-to
destination
for all
Olympics
coverage
across
devices
on
Xfinity
Stream,
all
Xfinity
TV
customers
can
access
every
moment
of every
event on
their
favorite
devices,
at home
or
anywhere
in the
country.”
X1
customers
will
enjoy
easy
access
to all
2,400+
hours of
NBC
Olympics’
live, on
demand
and
streaming
coverage—the
most
ever for
a Winter
Games—in
one
place.
And for
the
first
time,
all
Xfinity
TV
customers
will be
able to
access
this
comprehensive
NBC
Olympics
dashboard
across
devices
with the
Xfinity
Stream
app and
web
portal.
The X1
experience
will
feature:
• 50
Virtual
Channels,
curated
by the
Xfinity
TV
editorial
team,
that
highlight
the best
moments
of each
day in
PyeongChang,
trending
athletes,
spills
and
thrills
and
more.
Customers
can
watch
all
videos
included
in a
playlist
or
browse
and
select
only the
videos
they
would
like to
watch.
• Daily
summaries
offering
real-time
snapshots
of the
Olympics
with
up-to-date
information
on the
day’s
events,
featured
athletes
and a
medal
tracker.
• On
demand
access
to NBC
programming
in 4K
HDR with
Dolby
Atmos
three-dimensional
sound,
including
the
opening
ceremony,
ski
jumping,
figure
skating,
and
snowboard
big air.
NBC
Olympics’
4K HDR
coverage
of the
PyeongChang
Games is
presented
by
Xfinity.
• An
on-screen
companion
experience
with the
X1
Sports
App,
providing
viewers
with the
latest
scores,
schedules,
stats,
and
highlights
for
every
sport
and
event.
With
more
than 500
million
voice
commands
generated
monthly,
X1
customers
are
using
their
voice
remotes
more
than
ever to
navigate
their
entertainment
experience.
And to
ensure
users
can
access
all NBC
Olympics
programming,
updates
and
information
quickly
and
easily,
X1
customers
will be
able to
control
their
experience
with
1,500
Olympic-specific
voice
commands.
For the
PyeongChang
Winter
Games,
X1
customers
can:
•
Say
“Winter
Olympics”
to
navigate
to the
NBC
Olympics
dashboard.
• Check
the
hockey
score
while
watching
curling
by
saying,
“USA
Men’s
Hockey.”
•
Explore
events,
replays,
and
highlights
for any
sport by
saying,
“Alpine
Skiing.”
• Find
out when
athletes
are
competing
by
saying,
“Gus
Kenworthy”
or “Team
USA.”
• Check
out how
any
country
is doing
by
saying,
“What is
the
medal
count?”
•
Plan out
your day
by
saying,
“What
Olympics
events
are on
today?”
•
Say,
“What
song is
this?”
to get
song and
artist
information
for the
music
playing
during
figure
skating
performances.
The
NBC
Primetime
Show
begins
February
8th with
coverage
available
via
NBCUniversal
networks
including
NBC, NBC
Sports
Network
(NBCSN),
USA
Network,
CNBC,
and the
Olympic
Channel.
For
more
information
about
X1,
visit
www.xfinity.com/X1.
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to
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