Comcast unveils $4.99 per month Streampix service, taking aim at Netflix

Ya know, if I had Comcast I would opt for this over Netflix.

Comcast this week is rolling out a new video streaming service called Streampix, an offering that will be available only to subscribers of the giant cable company.

The offering, which includes access to past seasons of TV shows such as 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and The Office as well as movies like Brokeback Mountain, Ocean’s Eleven and The Big Lebowski, will cost $4.99 per month when bundled with other Comcast video packages. It will also be included for free with many Xfinity “triple-play packages.”

Netflix and Hulu Plus, on the other hand, charge $7.99 per month.

Of course, the kicker here is that Streampix is only available to existing customers of Comcast. 

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