US cableco Mediacom first outside Comcast-Charter to adopt Xumo Stream Box

(Source: Comcast)

US number five cable operator Mediacom Communications has become the first operator outside its joint-venture owners to adopt the Xumo Stream box.

The cable operator, which has a strong presence in the Mid-West and South-East of the US, will begin offering Xumo Stream Box to its Xtream Internet customers in the coming months.

Joining Xumo owners Charter’s Spectrum and Comcast’s Xfinity offerings, Mediacom will be the third US-based operator to offer Xumo Stream Box to its customers.

Mediacom will offer the devices to its Xtream Internet customers enabling them to access a range of FAST programming combined with access to popular streaming platforms.

Upon startup, Xtream Internet customers will see live video from Xumo Play, the device’s primary video service app. The box’s built-in channel guide provides access to Xumo Play’s 300-plus channels, and the box comes with the ability to access subscription-based and ad-supported streaming apps, including Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Netflix, Peacock, Pluto, Prime Video, Tubi and Xumo Play.

The box also comes with what its owners describe as AI-driven personalization and human-led editorial recommendations as well as universal voice search and other discovery features.

“Mediacom’s decision to partner with Xumo further validates the unique value proposition we can offer to operators looking to maintain an entertainment-centric relationship with customers as they migrate to streaming video. By partnering with Xumo, Mediacom can offer its broadband customers a great 4K streaming device with award-winning voice navigation so they can stream more, easily finding what they want to watch,” said Michael Gatzke, SVP, affiliate development, Xumo.

“Through our partnership with Xumo, we will be able to significantly enhance the value of our broadband services by combining our market leading-speeds with a new world-class streaming experience. Xumo Stream Box is incredibly versatile and consumer-friendly, and we are excited to be among the first companies to bring this cutting-edge device to market,” said Tapan Dandnaik, Mediacom’s SVP of operations, product strategy and consumer experience.

Xumo Stream Box will make it simple for Mediacom Xtream Internet customers to quickly jump into their favorite live or on-demand streaming content and will also enable seamless discovery of new programming through an integrated, content-forward interface and voice remote.

Xumo announced earlier this month that the box would be initially made available to Charter’s Spectrum homes, with plans to take the service to Comcast’s Xfinity footprint soon after.

The device is powered by Comcast’s RDK-based Entertainment Operating System, which combines the UI technology of Sky Glass and the search and discovery features from platforms like Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex.