Comcast is ramping up its efforts to compete with Roku and Amazon in the market for streaming devices, possibly in the hope of weakening their power as streaming gatekeepers. The cable giant said Thursday it plans to offer its streaming device called Flex TV outside of its cable markets and possibly overseas. Flex TV is now marketed to Comcast broadband customers, many of whom don’t subscribe...
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