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Is cheap ugg boots outlet the Comcast Lion Finally Set to Roar in Online Video On Monday, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced that it has taken the "beta" label off its Xfinity TV ("XFTV" as I call it) premium online video service and opened it up to all video subscribers (dropping the requirement that XFTV users need to also be Comcast broadband subscribers). Comcast also unveiled new remote DVR scheduling and search/personalization features, and touted that it now offers 150,000 content "choices" in XFTV.

Though none of yesterday's individual moves are that significant in and of themselves, after chatting with a spokesperson at Comcast and talking with others in the industry, I think what matters more is that Comcast is signaling the start of an aggressive push into online video distribution. That's ugg boots worth noting because with NBCU's assets soon to be under its roof, a newfound assertiveness in online video could have profound implications in the video ecosystem. Here are a handful of potential items to watch for:

TV Everywhere rollouts and cable content availability Yesterday's announcement highlighting 150,000 content choices somewhat obscures the most important value of TV Everywheretype services: bringing cable TV programs online. For obvious reasons a lot of these shows are unavailable for free online today. But that is certainly going to change as Comcast asserts itself. Comcast spends more on Hollywood content than anyone else and cheap ugg boots for sale it will demand and get expanded online distribution rights, putting the squeeze on anyone else trying to do the same.

Hulu's fate With Comcast owning NBCU, it will become one of the equal owners of Hulu. As a result, Hulu's strategy and possibly even its viability will be revisited. As I've said before, http://www.vougers.com/uggs-c-100/ it's hard to imagine Comcast silently standing by why Hulu plugs its own subscription service, Hulu Plus. Given its paucity of content, Hulu Plus certainly isn't a cordcutting threat to Comcast, but it is an annoying distraction from Comcast's goal of keeping consumer spending focused solely on subscription cable. Even Hulu's free service could be a burr under Comcast's saddle as it looks to debunk consumer expectations of free highquality content access.

ISP data cap and Netflix In addition to being the biggest video provider, Comcast is also the biggest broadband ISP. With the astounding growth of Netflix's streaming this year, Comcast must be closely reviewing its strategy around bandwidth and monthly data consumption policy, which is generously capped at 250GB today. Comcast and other broadband ISPs will rightfully seek to capture upside from the big shift to streaming by introducing tiers ugg boots on sale (as the wireless carriers are already doing) and revising caps.