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With 50% of X1 Subscribers Accessing Netflix, Comcast and Netflix Expand Their Business Relationship

Recent research from Parks Associates reveals the important sales channel relationship legacy pay-TV providers like Comcast have become to Netflix. Just over 20%, or one in five, of pay-TV subscribers also subscribe to OTT services like Netflix through their pay-TV provider.

The expanding relationship between Comcast and Netflix demonstrates the shifting video business landscape. In the not too distant past, Comcast and Netflix weren’t as friendly. They were involved in a high profile peering/interconnection dispute, which was eventually settled in 2014.

From the article "With 50% of X1 Subscribers Accessing Netflix, Comcast and Netflix Expand Their Business Relationship" by Bernie Arnason.

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