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Comcast Is Planning a Netflix Rival Using NBC Shows
Comcast Corp. plans to introduce an online video service offering hit shows from its NBCUniversal TV networks in the next 12 to 18 months, an effort to compete with rivals Netflix Inc. and CBS Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.
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I imagine this is the same idea as CBS, CBS doesn't really care about running a streamer, they just need that leverage on Netflix and Amazon, take our deal or we'll put it on our on system exclusively.
The capitalist in me says this is good for NBC, they own all these cable stations and it'll make the content available with no windows, the pragmatist says that this is just another step to keeping the young on cable by having two hundred streamers... this time owned by your ISP and all without net neutrality... hello Netflix overage charges.