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Comcast celebrates Black Fine Art Month with the premiere of 'Who's Behind Black Art', a four-part docuseries now available on Black Experience on Xfinity and Xumo Play. The series spotlights five emerging Black artists - Adrian Armstrong, Jewel Ham, Laurena Finéus, Mario Joyce, and Tae Ham - as they navigate the art world and its challenges.

The docuseries includes a roundtable discussion with 14 experts and celebrities from the art ecosystem, and culminates with an exhibition opening at the World Trade Center in New York City. Written and directed by John Campbell, the series aims to provide insight into the struggles and triumphs of young artists.

Black Experience on Xfinity, launched in 2021, is a destination for Black entertainment, available on Xfinity X1, Flex, and the Xfinity Stream app. It features original content and programming from major studios and network partners at no additional cost to Xfinity customers.

Comcast 's Xfinity has launched a new Hispanic advertising campaign called 'Light the Way', featuring World Champion B-Boy and U.S. Olympian Victor Montalvo. The campaign, airing on Telemundo and NBC, showcases Victor's journey to becoming a World Champion B-Boy and highlights the support he received from his Latino family and community.

As part of the campaign launch, Victor visited dance students at a Miami arts magnet school, sharing his experiences and leading a breaking demo. Comcast's Project UP surprised the students with free laptops. Victor discussed the campaign's significance, his family's role in his success, and the importance of staying connected while traveling for competitions. He also shared his thoughts on breaking's debut at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and his advice for aspiring athletes.

Comcast has announced the premiere of 'Wade in the Water: A Journey into Black Surfing and Aquatic Culture' on its Black Experience on Xfinity channel and Xumo Play streaming app. Directed by David Mesfin, this award-winning documentary explores the 1,000-year-old tradition of Black surfing, challenging conventional surf culture stereotypes. The film aims to inspire a new generation of Black surfers and promote diversity in aquatic sports.

Loren Hudson, SVP & Chief Diversity Officer at Comcast, emphasized the company's goal of providing a platform for emerging content creators and diverse talent. The documentary's release represents a step towards a community-based, disruptive independent film distribution model, making it accessible to a global audience and continuing the dialogue on Black aquatic culture.

The Black Experience on Xfinity, launched in 2021, is available on channel 1622 for Xfinity customers at no additional cost, featuring original content from Comcast NBCUniversal and other major studios.

Broadcom, Charter Communications, and Comcast have announced a joint development of Unified DOCSIS chipsets for network nodes, smart amps, and cable modems. This collaboration aims to enable both FDX and ESD versions of the DOCSIS 4.0 specification, potentially delivering speeds up to 25 Gbps over existing networks. The initiative includes:

1. Economies of scale for the industry
2. A robust vendor ecosystem
3. Streamlined CableLabs certification

The technology will incorporate advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities, utilizing Broadcom's embedded Neural Processing Unit (NPU). This will enhance network performance, security, and reliability through features like channel anomaly detection, predictive network management, and advanced cybersecurity.

The collaboration also sets the stage for the next generation of DOCSIS, with plans to develop a path to 25 Gbps speeds by expanding supported bandwidth on hybrid fiber coax networks up to 3 GHz.

Comcast has connected the first Kent Island, MD residents to Xfinity and Comcast Business services as part of an expansion project across Maryland's Eastern Shore. The project aims to connect over 9,000 homes and businesses in Kent Island, Grasonville, Kent Narrows, and Queenstown by the end of 2026.

This expansion is part of Comcast's ongoing investment in Maryland, where the company has invested more than $931.8 million in technology and infrastructure over the last three years. Comcast's network offers advanced features including:

• Ultimate capacity with next-generation Xfinity gateways
• Fastest Internet with gigabit speed products
• Unprecedented coverage with WiFi Boost Pods
• 99.9% network reliability
• Ultra-low latency for gaming and responsive applications

Comcast Business also offers a suite of connectivity, communications, and managed solutions for organizations of different sizes.

Rogers Communications and Comcast have announced a collaboration to implement Comcast's leading network design across Rogers' footprint in Canada. This industry-first implementation aims to deliver faster speeds, enhanced reliability, and lower latency to Canadian customers, similar to what Comcast offers in the U.S.

The partnership leverages Comcast's global technology platform, which incorporates artificial intelligence, cloud-based network functions, and edge computing. These technologies enable Comcast to provide superior internet experiences by identifying and solving network issues proactively, efficiently scaling capacity, and reducing latency.

This collaboration positions Rogers to quickly upgrade its network and roll out next-generation DOCSIS 4.0 Unified technology, offering symmetrical multi-gig speeds nationwide. Comcast Technology Solutions will provide Rogers with its new Access Network Solution, including implementation roadmap, technical advisory services, and operational support.

FreeWheel and NBCUniversal have released a global report titled 'Prescribing Premium', which identifies four key components of premium multiscreen TV content: platform, content, device, and ad load. The study, based on 8,000 online interviews across eight countries, reveals that the right combination of these factors can improve content quality metrics by 3.6x.

Key findings include:

• Content with editorial input, enjoyed on a big screen with minimal interruptions, is perceived as most premium
• 68% of respondents thought ads in premium content were higher quality
• 66% believed brands in premium content were more credible
• ads and ad breaks had 2.1x higher quality index compared to more and longer ad breaks
• 72% said premium environments have less intrusive ad experiences

The research suggests that premium content can enhance brand appeal through a halo effect, guiding advertisers to more impactful content and helping publishers build better environments and experiences.

Comcast is leveraging edge compute technology to enhance streaming and gaming experiences for consumers while creating a standardized platform for content delivery across its network. The company will deploy Qwilt's Open Edge platform, establishing the most distributed content delivery network (CDN) in the U.S.

This initiative aims to put more computing power closer to consumers, resulting in a better Internet experience. It builds upon Comcast's efforts to transform content delivery quality through innovation, following the launch of enhanced 4K from Xfinity earlier this summer.

The deployment of Qwilt's Open Edge platform will provide Quality-as-a-Service content delivery by performing caching and delivery functions in edge compute clusters within Comcast's network. This solution is based on Open Caching, developed by the Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA).

Comcast has unveiled Janus, an initiative leveraging cloud and AI/ML technology to transform its core network's delivery of next-generation Internet experiences. Janus virtualizes Comcast's core network, maximizing performance and efficiency to provide faster speeds and more reliable service. This transformation shifts management of core routing, switching, and transport functions to edge cloud platforms, replacing proprietary hardware with white box hardware and software.

Key benefits include:

• Seamless capacity scaling for live sports streaming
• Enhanced reliability with automated rerouting during outages
• Reduced environmental impact, supporting Comcast's 2035 carbon-neutrality goal