Comcast announced Thursday it is opening up some of its premium content and some on-demand offerings for free to customers to help them deal with being stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak.
In a release, the company said the content is available for Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and includes educational content for kids, fitness and TV shows, and movies from channels including Showtime, EPIX, CuriositySteam, HistoryVault, The Reading Corner and DogTV.
“This is an unprecedented time and we want to be there for our customers to help make the time they’re spending at home easier with free previews from our network, studio and streaming partners,” said Rebecca Heap, SVP of Video & Entertainment at Comcast.
To find the content, Xfinity customers with X1 and Flex can say “free” into their Xfinity Voice remote. The offerings include:
• Showtime: 30 days of all the series and movies on the network (“Billions,” “Homeland” and “Shameless”)
• EPIX: 30 days free of the full EPIX catalog of thousands of movies, along with acclaimed original series including “Godfather of Harlem,” “Pennyworth,” “War of the World” and “Belgravia”
• CuriosityStream: 60 days free of the top 300 award-winning documentaries and series on science, history, wildlife, adventure, travel and more
• DogTV: 30 days free of programs for dogs, as well as dog-related programs for all dog lovers
• Grokker Yoga Fitness & Wellbeing: 30 days free of expert-led video classes in fitness, yoga, meditation and healthy cooking
• History Vault: 30 days free of classic series, documentaries and specials
• Kids Room: 30 days free of series like “Bob the Builder,” “Polly Pocket” and “Strawberry Shortcake”
• The Great Courses Signature Collection: 30 days free of educational video lectures from the world’s greatest professors on subjects like photography to psychology, guitar to genetics, or mindful health to a exploration of history
• The Reading Corner: 30 days free of reading videos on themes such as spring, holiday, school and nature. For children up to 10 years old. Stories include Donuts: The Hole Story, This is a Book Full of Monsters, and Beauty and the Beast.
Comcast said it plans to open up more preview content from dozens of new networks, studios and streaming partners on a rolling basis over the coming weeks.
Last week, Comcast announced it has made its Xfinity Wi-Fi services free for everyone for a couple months during the outbreak.
