Comcast and CBS Sports Digital Partner to Launch Fantasy Football Experience on Xfinity X1
08 September 2017 - 6:15AM
Business Wire
Viewers Can Access Their CBS Sports Fantasy
League Standings, Weekly Matchups and Team Performance On the Same
Screen As Live Games
Comcast announced a new partnership with CBS Sports Digital that
will put fantasy football scores and stats on the same screen as
the games themselves, offering Xfinity X1 customers a new way to
experience live sports on the television. Starting today, they can
access their CBS Sports Fantasy Football league online directly on
their TV, allowing for easy navigation between live games and
highlights while keeping an eye on their fantasy team’s
performance, all on one screen.
“This new integration between Comcast and CBS Sports Digital is
nirvana for fantasy football fans,” said Preston Smalley, Vice
President of Product Management for Apps, Sports and Content,
Comcast Cable. “Until now, the millions of people in the U.S. who
play fantasy sports would track their team’s progress on a separate
device splitting their attention from the live play on TV. By
putting everything on the same screen, we’ve created an experience
that’s immersive, informative and complete.”
The integrated online experience provides viewers with access to
detailed stats and analysis on their fantasy team’s standing, info
on how key players are performing, game trends, and real-time
updates on that week’s head-to-head matchup. To get started, CBS
Sports Fantasy Football players can launch the new experience
directly within the X1 sports app or by simply saying “show me my
fantasy football team” or “my fantasy football team” – as well as a
variety of other voice commands – into their X1 voice remote. When
opened on X1, the CBS Sports Fantasy Football experience will
appear on the right-hand side of the TV, resizing the live video on
the screen to ensure you don’t miss any of the action.
“We’re excited to offer our fantasy players this enhanced
experience on Xfinity X1,” said Jeffrey Gerttula, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, CBS Sports Digital. “The integration
plays right into our focus on offering custom leagues and features
for serious fantasy players, who can now seamlessly track their
teams while watching games on the same screen.”
For more information on the sports viewing experience on X1,
including the new integration of CBS Sports Fantasy Football, visit
https://www.xfinity.com/sports.
About Comcast
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technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video,
high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand, and also provides these services to
businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation
services to residential customers under the XFINITY brand.
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About CBS Sports Digital
CBS Sports Digital covers the full spectrum of sports, from
preps to pros, and provides premium content across all digital
screens. A division of CBS Interactive, CBS Sports Digital was the
fastest-growing top-10 digital sports property of 2016, according
to comScore. With a focus on serving fans live coverage every day,
CBS Sports Digital offers exclusive access to the biggest sports
events, live and on-demand video, in-depth analysis, breaking news,
scores and statistics, and a wide range of fantasy games and
advice. CBS interactive, a division of CBS Corporation, is the
world’s largest publisher of premium digital content and a
perennial top 10 internet company.
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Comcast CorporationDebbie Frey,
215-286-4568Debbie_Frey@Comcast.comorCBS Sports DigitalAnnie Rohrs,
860-559-6875annie.rohrs@cbsinteractive.com
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