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Xfinity’s Summer of Soccer

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Calling all SOCCER FANS!!

Mexico's defender Rafael Marquez celebrates after scoring the 0-1 during a Group A football match between Croatia and Mexico at the Pernambuco Arena in Recife during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YURI CORTEZ
Mexico’s defender Rafael Marquez celebrates after scoring the 0-1 during a Group A football match between Croatia and Mexico at the Pernambuco Arena in Recife during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YURI CORTEZ

Get ready for Xfinity’s Summer of Soccer where you’ll be able to watch all the action any time, any place with more ways to experience the action across all devices and platforms than ever before. Imagine seeing goal-to-goal coverage of the most anticipated international soccer tournaments of 2015! Copa America, the Gold Cup and more is at the tip of your fingers!

Experience all the action of 50+ games with these details below:

Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel (XLEC) will provide customers direct links to matches and simulcasts of the opening match of America’s Cup in Spanish on June 11 and Mexico v Bolivia on June 12 from beIN SPORTS.

Xfinity is giving you more ways to watch the summer’s hottest soccer tournaments, FIFA Women’s World Cup, America’s Cup, and the Gold Cup anytime, anywhere, in Spanish and English via Xfinity TV Go.

Xfinity presents the Summer of Soccer with live coverage of this summer’s hottest tournaments of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, America’s Cup, and the Gold Cup via Xfinity TV Go app!

Xfinity is providing you America’s Cup opening match and Mexico’s first game versus Bolivia for free on the XLEC from beIN SPORTS.

Don’t miss America’s Cup opening match on June 11 (USA v Chile) and Mexico vs Bolivia on June 12 for free from Xfinity TV, whenever, wherever!

World-class soccer action featuring Copa America (26 total matches), and the Gold Cup (26 total matches) available in Spanish and English for next day viewing via Xfinity on Demand.

In addition to live coverage of every match, fans can also stream on the go both in Spanish and English.

Copa America: beIN SPORTS will live stream every match of the Copa America in both English
and Spanish to Xfinity TV customers via Xfinity TV Go.

Gold Cup: All matches in Spanish and English will be accessible via XFINITY TV Go; either directly within the experience or through seamless access to one of Univision’s TVE properties or
FOX Sports Go.

Visit http://www.xfinity.com/latino for direct access to live streams of matches from all three of the tournaments, updates, soccer blogs, daily lineup of upcoming matches as well as cross-platform tools to remote tune to a live match of On Demand asset and set a DVR recording.

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Xfinity Delivers Ultimate Fan Experience as Lead Sponsor of Taylor Swift’s U.S. Tour

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XFINITY OFFERS TAYLOR SWIFT BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR CONTENT AND EXPERIENCES AS PART OF “THE 1989 WORLD TOUR” SPONSORSHIP

Comcast’s XFINITY Brand Becomes Lead Sponsor of All U.S. Tour Dates

 Customers Get Access to Behind-The-Scenes Videos, Plus Chances to Win Tickets, Meet & Greets, Backstage Tours, and Tour Merchandise

 

Comcast today announced that the company’s Xfinity brand will become the lead sponsor of Taylor Swift’sThe 1989 World Tour, offering its customers benefits such as access to behind-the-scenes video footage from tour rehearsals as well as the chance to meet the seven-time Grammy winner and win backstage tours, tour merchandise and concert tickets.

Xfinity will become the lead sponsor of all U.S. tour dates on The 1989 World Tour, starting on May 20 in Bossier City, LA and ending on October 31 in Tampa, FL.

“Taylor Swift is a global superstar and her fans have an unrivaled passion for everything she touches,” said Todd Arata, VP, Brand Marketing, Comcast Cable. “And now, Xfinity and Taylor Swift are coming together to bring Taylor fans an experience they can’t get anywhere else.”

As a part of the sponsorship, Xfinity will build an unprecedented Xfinity On Demand experience including videos that give viewers a backstage pass to what goes into preparing for each show of The 1989 World Tour. Customers also will get On-Demand access to a curated collection of movies, TV shows and talk show appearances featuring Taylor as well her music videos.

“Throughout the tour we’ll also surprise fans with ticket giveaways, signed merchandise and more,  including a lip sync competition among fans for the chance to meet Taylor herself,” added Arata.

At each U.S. concert venue, Xfinity will host a backstage “vibe room” where select Xfinity customers and concertgoers will have an opportunity to go on backstage tours and attend a meet-and-greet with Taylor. At select tour locations, the brand will also create an “Xfinity Zone,” where concertgoers will have an opportunity to experience the best of Xfinity, including the X1 Entertainment Operating System. Visitors can also have fun with a photo booth that enables fans’ photos to be super-imposed onto backgrounds featuring the singer.

Xfinity is Comcast’s residential service brand and the nation’s largest video and high-speed Internet provider and more information about the Taylor Swift sponsorship can be found at xfinity.com/1989.

 

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About Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is the only artist in history to have three albums selling over one million copies in their first week of release (2010’s Speak Now, 2012’s RED and 2014’s 1989), is the all-time leader on RIAA’s digital singles chart, the only artist to have two singles hit No. 1 on Billboards HOT 100 Chart in 2014 and 1989 was the highest selling album of 2014, to date selling over seven million albums worldwide. Taylor, a seven-time GRAMMY winner, is a singer, songwriter and the youngest winner in history of the music industry’s highest honor, the GRAMMY Award for Album of the Year and the inaugural recipient of AMA’s Dick Clark Award for Excellence.

Taylor has an album on Rolling Stone’s prestigious The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time (by women) list, she is Billboard’s youngest-ever Woman of the Year and the only artist to have been awarded this honor twice, Time magazine has named her one the of the 100 Most Influential People in the world and one of only eight candidates for their most prestigious honor, 2014 Person of the Year. Taylor has career record sales of over 40 million albums and more than 130 million song downloads worldwide, and has had singles top the pop and country radio charts around the globe. 1989 sold almost 1.3 million copies in the U.S. in its first week making it the highest selling album release since 2002 and the only album to go platinum in 2014, topping Billboard’s Top 200 charts and iTunes’ sales charts in 97 countries on its release. 1989 has sold seven million copies globally and continues to top Billboard Top 200.  Her current No. 1 single, “Style,” is the third consecutive chart-topping release from 1989.

 

About Comcast Corporation:

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

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Xfinity Watchathon Week | Starts April 6

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UNLOCKED AND LOADED: XFINITY WATCHATHON RETURNS ON APRIL 6 WITH
MORE ACCESS THAN EVER TO THE BEST SHOWS ON TV


Third Annual TV Binge Event Offers Xfinity TV Customers a Week-Long, All-Access Pass
to
More Than 200 Shows from More Than 40 Networks on Xfinity On Demand

The biggest week in TV history is back for Xfinity TV customers.  Starting April 6 customers will enjoy an all-access pass to the most popular shows on cable, premium and broadcast networks through Xfinity on Demand.

This year, Xfinity Watchathon will include an extensive collection of Latino programming for its customers including: Sr. Avila, Profugos and El Nogecio from HBO Latino, as well as UniMas’ highest-rated ever telenovela La Viuda Negra and the ever so popular Señor de los Cielos from Telemundo. 

Xfinity Watchathon week is the perfect opportunity to catch up or re-watch all your favorite shows. Below you will find additional content that will be available for Latino audiences:

NETWORK            SHOW

HBO Latino            Sr. Avila

HBO Latino            Prófugos

HBO Latino            El Negocio

UNIMAS                 La Viuda Negra

UNIMAS                 La Esquina del Diablo

UNIMAS                 Tiro de Gracias

UNIVISION             Que te Perdone Dios

UNIVISION             Hasta el Fin Del Mundo

GALAVISION          Los Heroes del Norte

Telemundo             Duenos Del Paraiso

NBC Universo        Larrymania

NBC Universo        A Toda Gloria

MundoFox              Suleimán

MundoFox              Quien Mato a Patricia Soler

And just in time for the highly anticipated return and third installment of Telemundo’s Señor de los Cielos this April, Watchathon will provide fans of the super series an opportunity to catch up on all episodes from its second season.

In addition, Xfinity is giving customers an opportunity to catch up on every episode of the most-buzzed about new shows including CSI: Cyber, Dig, Empire, Finding Carter, Fresh off the Boat, Last Man on Earth, The Last Ship, Madam Secretary, Outlander and The Royals. They’ll also be able to go back to the very beginning of award-winning series like The Affair, Black Sails, Game of Thrones, Girls, Homeland, House of Lies, Shameless, The Sopranos, True Detective, Vikings and The Wire.

Watchathon Week programming partners include premium networks: Cinemax, ENCORE, HBO, HBO Latino, SHOWTIME, and STARZ; cable networks: A&E, AMC, BBC America, Bravo, Comedy Central, Discovery, DIY Network, E!, El Rey Network, Esquire Network, FX, FXX, HISTORY, Lifetime, MTV, mun2, National Geographic Channel, Ovation, OWN, Oxygen, Pivot, POP, Spike, Syfy, TBS, TNT, TruTV, VH1 and USA Network; and broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX, MundoFox, NBC, PBS, Telemundo, UniMás and Univision.


“This is a fantastic event for Xfinity TV customers and we are thrilled to be a part of it,” said Mark Garner, Senior Vice President, Distribution Business Development, A+E Networks. “By offering a full catch-up of the new and prior seasons of HISTORY’s hit series VIKINGS, Xfinity Watchathon Week is the ultimate binge and gives new and existing fans the opportunity to get in, catch up and get current with the new season now on HISTORY.”

Comcast is also offering TV fans across the country the chance to win $20,000, show-themed vacations and more as part of a special sweepstakes that celebrates the return of Xfinity Watchathon Week. To enter the sweepstakes, visit www.xfinitysweepstakes.com and register* between now and April 12, 2015.

Xfinity TV customers can visit the new Watchathon Headquarters site to get ready, plan their week and spread the word with their friends. Join the Watchathon Week conversation on facebook.com/xfinity and on twitter by using #Watchathon and following @XFINITY and @Comcast. Content availability will vary across Xfinity On Demand platforms (TV, Xfinity.com/TV and the Xfinity TV Go app), and in virtually all cases can be viewed regardless of customer’s subscription level.
* No purchase or sign-in necessary to enter or win. Must be a legal resident of the 50 U.S. states or District of Columbia (excluding Puerto RIco, all other U.S. territories & possessions) and of legal age of majority (and at least 18) at time of entry to participate. Visit xfinitysweepstakes.com for Official Rules, which govern, and complete details.

About Comcast Cable:

Comcast Cable is the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses.  Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and home management offerings.  Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company.  Visit http://www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.