Michigan
Schools
can
submit
video of
special
events
of the
2019-20
school
year for
viewing
on
Xfinity
On
Demand
Plymouth,
MI -
Comcast
has
announced
it has
launched
“School
Year
2020” on
Xfinity
On
Demand
to help
schools
commemorate
the
2019-2020
academic
year’s
special
moments.
Students
and
families
across
Michigan
can
enjoy
school
year
events
on
demand
they may
have
otherwise
missed
due to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Michigan
K-12
schools
as well
as
colleges
and
universities
are
invited
to
submit
footage
of
graduations,
athletic
recognitions
and
other
events
to
include
in the
local on
demand
folder.
Video
submissions
will be
accepted
through
the end
of
August.
For
guidelines
for
submitting
content
and
additional
information,
please
email
2020_SchoolYear@comcast.com.
The
School
Year
2020 on
demand
destination
will be
updated
throughout
the
summer
as local
schools
submit
content.
Michigan
Xfinity
TV
customers
can
access
School
Year
2020 on
Xfinity
On
Demand
by
clicking
“Get
Local”
and
searching
for
their
school
district’s
or
college’s
folder.
Xfinity
X1
customers
can
simply
say "Get
Local"
into the
Xfinity
Voice
Remote
to find
the
School
Year
2020
destination.
“As a
parent
myself,
I
understand
how
disappointing
it’s
been for
students,
parents
and
relatives,
alike,
to miss
so many
end-of-school-year
celebrations,”
said Tim
Collins,
regional
senior
vice
president
for
Comcast
in
Michigan.
“Our
‘School
Year
2020’ is
Comcast’s
salute
to our
youth
and
their
tremendous
accomplishments.
This
initiative
also
provides
friends
and
family
across
the
state
who are
our
customers
the
opportunity
to share
in these
special
virtual
events.”
Beyond
this
initiative,
Comcast
has
undertaken
a
comprehensive
COVID-19
response,
including
opening
Xfinity
WiFi
hotspots
located
in
business
and
outdoor
locations
across
the
country
to
anyone
who
needs
them for
free
(including
non-Xfinity
Internet
subscribers),
pausing
data
plans,
creating
a
COVID-19
news
destination
and a
K-12
education
destination
on X1
and
Flex,
offering
rolling
free
entertainment
previews
to
Xfinity
X1 and
Flex
subscribers,
and
making
its
Internet
Essentials
program
free for
new
families
for the
first 60
days of
enrollment.
For
more
information
and
updates
from
Comcast
related
to
Coronavirus,
visit:
https://corporate.comcast.com/covid-19.
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