It allows Comcast subscribers to watch live and on-demand TV, as well as cloud DVR recordings, without having to use the cable box. Instead, that content can be accessed via the app on Roku using ...

The majority of people use a box, but it's expensive. Xfinity charges roughly $10 per month ($120 a year) to rent a TV box. Depending on the system, you might also have a nearly-$10 HD technology ...

Cable giant Comcast, hoping to build a new bridge to the streaming-centric video landscape, this week announced the availability of the Xumo Stream Box — a device it’s providing for no extra ...

Comcast announces new plan to get its Xfinity cable TV app into more electronics, freeing people from having to rent a set-top box. ... just like Comcast's X1 cable boxes do.

Comcast is finally letting you ditch the set-top box. The nation's largest cable company said Wednesday that customers will now be able to get rid of their set-top boxes by switching to an app ...

Cable operators Comcast and Charter are now offering the new Xumo Stream Box to their customers. The device pairs live TV from both providers with built-in streaming apps.

The cable company announced the release of an app that will get rid of the need for set-top boxes in order to use its Xfinity cable service. The app will be made available later this year on Roku ...

If you're hoping to replace your cable box in favor of a Roku device on Comcast's Xfinity cable service, you're more than welcome to do so. Comcast published an FAQ on using Roku devices in place ...

Steve Meyer, Comcast’s vice president for Xfinity Flex, told me that it’s “not policy” that is keeping these cable-alternatives off the Flex box.

Comcast Corp. is making its Xfinity TV service available to subscribers with Roku Inc. set-top players via a new app, paving the way for customers of the nation’s largest cable provider to watch ...