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Comcast adds more On Demand movies

POSTED: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 9:19 PM

Filed Under: Movies | TV

The first and last movie I bought from Comcast On Demand. Yes, I did this out of my own free will. Yes, I immediately regretted the decision.

Ah, Kabletown. You sneaky bastards. The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that Comcast will add more On Demand movies to it's repertoire, bringing the final count to about 11,000, a 450 percent increase. Philly and D.C. get the roll-out first, with the rest of Comcastsylvania getting the upgrade later. We're talking the pay movies here, not the free ones. So expect to pay about $2.99 to $5.99 per title. So, why is this a shifty move? 'Cause Comcast would rather have you pay for their movies then have you stream them online, even from legal sites like Hulu. Brings that whole net neutrality business into a whole different light, don't it? Hey guys! You can't have the same broadband speed as everyone else because you like to watch movies on the Internet ... but, look, you can always pay $5.99 for the Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li!

Nashael

Posted 2011-01-13 07:01:19

you copied my friend >:D

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