By Phillip Swann
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Comcast today announced that next week it will launch the Xfinity StreamSaver, a streaming bundle of Netflix, Peacock and Apple TV+ for $15 a month. The package will include the $6.99 a month Netflix with ads plan, Peacock Premium, which is now $5.99 a month, and Apple TV+, which is $9.99 a month.
The $15 a month price tag would represent an $8 a month savings if you purchased each of the three streaming services separately. The bundle, however, is only available to Comcast subscribers.
“StreamSaver is a homerun for consumers who want top-tier entertainment and live sports, and for our world-class partners Peacock, Netflix and Apple who benefit from the reach and depth of our entertainment platforms and Xfinity’s marketing engine,” said Dave Watson, CEO of Connectivity and Platforms for Comcast. “StreamSaver also reinforces the value of our broadband products, offering customers new ways to save money on streaming entertainment via the nation’s best and most reliable network in and out of the home.”
Current and new Xfinity Internet or TV customers can add Xfinity StreamSaver with no annual contracts. Xfinity subscribers can also combine the streaming bundle with Now TV, Comcast’s skinny programming package that includes 40 live TV channels such as AMC, A&E, Hallmark, History Channel, and Lifetime, among others. The streaming bundle with Now TV would cost $30 a month. Now TV is normally $20 a month.
The streaming bundle can be seen on Comcast’s Entertainment OS platform, which includes the X1 set-tops, Xumo Stream Box and Flex devices.
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said earlier this month that the cable operator would introduce the streaming bundle in May.
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