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The four new channels join previously launched FAST channels for its local stations and other content

Charter CEO said the Xumo JV with Comcast will be “our go-to-market platform for new video sales.”

Channels are available free to any Xfinity customer, regardless of whether they subscribe to Xfinity Video

The channel will be curated by Xumo Plays’s programming team into such themed blocks as Big Cats, Safari, Wildest Places, Baby Animals, and more

PGA Tour will be the first to utilize Xumo Enterprise’s self-service CMS for FAST channel management

The Comcast-Charter JV is working with Element to make smart TVs with the Xumo OS

Xumo's holiday hub has 18 free streaming channels featuring seasonal movies and fare from Hallmark, Reel One Entertainment, ITN Studios, and others

As part of the JV branding, Flex will become Xumo Stream Box and XClass TV will become Xumo TV, the operators said

Two seasonal channels Halloween Horrors and Monsters & Nightmares have been added to the AVOD lineup

Xumo is billing the new channel as an industry-first for free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services