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=== Xumo ===
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[[Xumo]] is a [[free ad-supported streaming television]] (FAST) service, which Comcast acquired on February 25, 2020, for an undisclosed amount. The service operates as a business within the Comcast Cable division. Comcast planned to position the service as a complement to its premium streaming service Peacock (as well as compete with ViacomCBS's [[Pluto TV]] and Fox Corporation's [[Tubi]]), and leverage its streaming technology, as well as its distribution partnerships with [[smart TV]] manufacturers.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jon Lafayette |date=February 25, 2020 |title=Comcast Buys Ad-Supported Streaming Service Xumo |url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/comcast-buys-ad-supported-streaming-service-xumo |publisher=Future US |periodical=Broadcasting & Cable}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Alex Sherman |date=February 25, 2020 |title=Why Comcast agreed to buy Xumo, an ad-supported free streaming service |website=[[CNBC]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal News Group]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/25/comcast-to-buy-xumo-for-ad-supported-streaming-service-and-technology.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Todd Spangler |date=February 25, 2020 |title=Comcast Acquires Xumo Free-Streaming Video Service |url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/comcast-acquires-xumo-free-streaming-video-service-1203515001/ |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |periodical=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

On October 19, 2021, Comcast announced "XClass TV", a line of smart TVs manufactured by [[Hisense]] that would be powered by the X1 software platform used by its cable services.<ref>{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Comcast Launches XClass TV, Its First TV Sets in the U.S., Taking Streaming Platform Direct-to-Consumer |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/comcast-xclass-tv-streaming-hisense-1235092484/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019143444/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/comcast-xclass-tv-streaming-hisense-1235092484/ |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |work=Variety}}</ref>

In April 2022, Comcast and [[Charter Communications]] announced that they would form a joint venture to form a "next-generation streaming platform", with Comcast contributing its [[Xfinity Flex]], XClass TV, and Xumo businesses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mullin |first=Benjamin |date=2022-04-27 |title=Cable Giants Comcast and Charter Team Up on Streaming Devices |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/business/media/comcast-charter-set-top-streaming.html |access-date=2022-04-27 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Welch |first=Chris |date=2022-04-27 |title=Comcast and Charter team up in hopes of toppling Roku, Amazon streaming hardware |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/27/23044434/comcast-charter-streaming-joint-venture-announced-flex |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2022-04-27 |title=Comcast, Charter Form Joint Venture to Launch Nationwide Streaming Platform |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/comcast-charter-form-joint-venture-to-launch-nationwide-streaming-service-1235242283/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2022, Comcast and Charter announced that the joint venture would use the Xumo name, with Xumo, Xfinity Flex, and XClass TV rebranded as Xumo Play, Xumo Stream Box, and Xumo TV respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winslow |first=George |date=2022-11-02 |title=Comcast, Charter Streaming Joint Venture Branded as 'Xumo' |url=https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/comcast-charter-streaming-joint-venture-branded-as-xumo |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=TVTechnology |language=en}}</ref>