‘Glee’ Comes to XFinity: Comcast Signs VOD Deal With ABC and Fox

Cable giant now has all of the Big Four networks under VOD contract; and it’s still in talks with the movie studios to do premium VOD; meanwhile, satellite rival DirecTV looks at expanding its VOD offerings

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"Glee" and "Private Practice" are coming to XFinity.

Comcast announced on Wednesday that has signed a deal with ABC and Fox to offer first-run shows on the cable giant's XFinity VOD platform.

With the agreement, Comcast becomes the only TV services provider to offer shows on video-on-demand from all of the Big Four broadcast networks (Hulu does not have an agreement with CBS).

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Premium VOD Impact Is Nil for 'Just Go With It's' Box Office

Separately, Comcast confirmed reports that it continues to talk to four of the major movie studios to offer movies on VOD about eight weeks after their theatrical premiere — a plan very similar to the Home Premiere offering DirecTV launched last week.

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