Yet Another Streaming Service: Comcast's Xfinity Streampix

On the 'TV Everywhere' model, Comcast is providing VOD to its customers to compete with Netflix

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All right, it's more or less raining new streaming services at this point. Comcast is the latest company to unveil a new streaming VOD client, hot on the heels of competitor Verizon a scant two weeks ago. The service will be called Streampix, it will play on the Xbox 360 and Android phones, and while it won't come with a fruit basket and a note begging you not to cancel your cable subscription, the message is pretty clear.

The service will be available exclusively to Xfinity customers for free on the higher-end packages and as a $4.99-a-month

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