Comcast appears to be planning to offer TVs running its own software across at least two territories, according to recent reports from Protocol and The Financial Times. In the US, the TVs will reportedly be branded as XClass TVs. An Xfinity landing site confirms the “XClass TV” branding, while an FAQ spotted by Protocol says they’ll aggregate “your favorite apps, live channels, and On Demand movies and shows together in one place.”Meanwhile in the UK, Comcast subsidiary Sky is reportedly planning to launch smart TVs of its own. As well as smart TVs, in the UK Sky is also reportedly testing a version of its Sky Q service that runs solely over the internet rather than satellite, ISPreview reports. But in the UK, Sky is planning a launch event on October 7th, when it’s teasing that “something magical is coming.”Disclosure: Comcast is an investor in Vox Media, The Verge’s parent company.

Source: The Nation September 21, 2021 08:37 UTC