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1980 USA Hockey “Miracle on Ice''
Olympic gold medalist Jim Craig and Dave. |
Last week, I had the opportunity to enjoy some delicious food and company at Boston Winter while learning about the new viewing experience available to all Xfinity TV customers. At any point during the Winter Olympics, you can take your X1 Voice Remote (available to all X1 customers) and say "Olympics Home" at any point to access the special Olympics experience.
If you have the Xfinity Stream app for iOS or Android you can also take the Olympics with you! I love being able to watch my favorite shows via Xfinity Stream and now with the ability to stay up to date on the medal counts and latest Olympics coverage the app will be surely in use quite a bit in our house!
At the event we learned about these great features, had the chance to hear from special guests 1980 USA Hockey “Miracle on Ice'' Olympic gold medalist Jim Craig and Consul General Kim Yonghyo from the Korean Consulate in Boston. We also enjoyed watching various curling clubs from the area give a demonstration of Curling, the sport where you slide a 40+ pound stone on ice and others sweep the ice so the stone can travel smoothly. I've always wanted to try it - who knows, maybe I will join one of the teams one day.
NOTE: I attended an event sponsored by Comcast Xfinity to learn about all of these new features for the upcoming Olympics coverage. No other compensation was provided and all opinions are my own.
For more information, here is a press release from Comcast:
Comcast Unveils Unparalleled Winter Olympics Viewing Experience For Xfinity TV Customers Across Platforms
Access
All of NBC Olympics’ Coverage in One Place on X1 and Xfinity Stream
X1
Customers Will Enjoy 50 New Olympics Virtual Channels, New Voice Controls,
Athlete Profiles, Real-time Stats, Daily Summaries, and Medal Counts
Comcast
unveiled the most live, mobile and technologically advanced Olympics experience
that will be available to Xfinity TV customers on the TV and across platforms
for the Winter Olympics PyeongChang 2018. Following the success of the Rio
Olympics, Comcast is rolling out a host of new features on Xfinity X1 and the
Xfinity Stream app and web portal so viewers can customize and control their
Olympics viewing experience across platforms, and never miss a moment of the
Winter Games.
“Our goal is to raise the bar for the
modern-day Olympics viewing experience across platforms, and experiment with
new features and functionality that will surprise and delight our customers in
exciting new ways,” said Matt Strauss, Executive Vice President, Xfinity
Services. “With 50 new virtual channels dedicated to the PyeongChang Games,
enhanced voice control, medal counts, real-time stats and daily summaries, we
are excited for X1 customers to experience the Olympic Games like never before.
And by creating one go-to destination for all Olympics coverage across devices
on Xfinity Stream, all Xfinity TV customers can access every moment of every
event on their favorite devices, at home or anywhere in the country.”
X1 customers will enjoy easy access
to all 2,400+ hours of NBC Olympics’ live, on demand and streaming coverage—the
most ever for a Winter Games—in one place. And for the first time, all Xfinity
TV customers will be able to access this comprehensive NBC Olympics dashboard
across devices with the Xfinity Stream app and web portal.
The
X1 experience will feature:
- 50
Virtual Channels, curated by the Xfinity TV editorial team, that highlight the
best moments of each day in PyeongChang, trending athletes, spills and thrills
and more. Customers can watch all videos included in a playlist or browse and
select only the videos they would like to watch.
- Daily
summaries offering real-time snapshots of the Olympics with up-to-date
information on the day’s events, featured athletes and a medal tracker.
- On
demand access to NBC programming in 4K HDR with Dolby Atmos three-dimensional
sound, including the opening ceremony, ski jumping, figure skating, and
snowboard big air. NBC Olympics’ 4K HDR coverage of the PyeongChang Games is
presented by Xfinity.
- An
on-screen companion experience with the X1 Sports App, providing viewers with
the latest scores, schedules, stats, and highlights for every sport and event.
With
more than 500 million voice commands generated monthly, X1 customers are using
their voice remotes more than ever to navigate their entertainment experience.
And to ensure users can access all NBC Olympics programming, updates and
information quickly and easily, X1 customers will be able to control their
experience with 1,500 Olympic-specific voice commands. For the PyeongChang
Winter Games, X1 customers can:
- Say
“Winter Olympics” to navigate to the NBC Olympics dashboard.
- Check
the hockey score while watching curling by saying, “USA Men’s Hockey.”
- Explore
events, replays, and highlights for any sport by saying, “Alpine Skiing.”
- Find
out when athletes are competing by saying, “Gus Kenworthy” or “Team USA.”
- Check
out how any country is doing by saying, “What is the medal count?”
- Plan
out your day by saying, “What Olympics events are on today?”
- Say,
“What song is this?” to get song and artist information for the music playing
during figure skating performances.
The NBC Primetime Show begins
February 8th with coverage available via NBCUniversal networks including NBC,
NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), USA Network, CNBC, and the Olympic Channel.
I've really been taking some time over the past month to slow down, enjoy the moment and cherish time with my family. I love being able to partake in fun activities with the kids, friends and family and as it's starting to warm up, we are spending more time outside.
