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Websitefancast.com
Blogfancast.com/blogs
CategoryGames, Video and Entertainment
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Founded1/08
Descriptionpremium television content

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Philadelphia, USA
1701 JFK Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA, 19103
USA

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Fancast

Launched by Comcast at January 2008’s CES, Fancast serves as both a media guide for TV shows and movies, as well as a destination to watch full length and preview clips of professional content. Fancast has partnered with Hulu to offer content from NBC, Fox, CBS, MTV, and BET.

If Fancast doesn’t stream the full-length content users are looking for, it will help them look for that content on television, on DVD, in theaters, or elsewhere on the web - including iTunes, Amazon, Blockbuster, or Netflix. Users can also check out information about casts and crews, review information about past episodes, and look at related photos.

Fancast has also promised users the ability to control their DVR online so they can schedule recordings of shows when they are away from home. Furthermore, the service will recommend shows coming up on television that it thinks you might like to see.

Milestones

  • 8/08 — Site redesign
  • 7/30/08 — Former Yahoo Exec Karin Gilford Joins Comcast as SVP of Fancast

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Above: Fancast Homepage
Uploaded: 3/24/09
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Above: Fancast's Video embed experience
Uploaded: 3/24/09

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Websitefancast.com
Blogfancast.com/blogs
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Above: Fancast Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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Comments

Thomas - December 1, 2008 at 10:00pm
the player is very bad compared to hulu's. it's slower and sometimes it doesnt work at all
Beth - August 31, 2008 at 8:35am
Excellent site which has been improved to provide an excellent experience in terms of both variety of content offered and viewing it. Congratulations to Comcast for offering this.
Robert Weightman - January 11, 2008 at 6:01am
While some of these shows allow you to watch on a full screen (F11), others will not (postcard size). How do I change this?

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