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Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates Diwali with South Asian Programming on Xfinity
Xfinity X1 and Flex customers can easily access the destination by saying “Diwali” into the Xfinity Voice Remote.
In celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights that coincides with the Hindu New Year, from November 1 – 30, Xfinity customers have access to a specially curated collection of hundreds of hours of South Asian entertainment. Customers can access the entire Diwali collection on X1 and Flex by saying “Diwali” into the Xfinity voice remote or by visiting the South Asia destination in Xfinity on Demand. Since Flex is included with Xfinity internet, the collection will be available to all customers.
Customers can find Bollywood movies by genre, podcasts, and music videos and the best Diwali-themed content from Eros Now, Tubi, XUMO, Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube and more. And this year, we’re proud to offer our very first collection of kid’s content celebrating Diwali.
We are committed to providing the most robust and authentic Diwali offering in the industry along with a truly unique and easy-to-navigate user experience that allows our customers to enjoy content that connects them to moments that matter.
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“We are committed to providing the most robust and authentic Diwali offering in the industry along with a truly unique and easy-to-navigate user experience that allows our customers to enjoy content that connects them to moments that matter,” said Keesha Boyd, Xfinity Executive Director of Multicultural Video & Entertainment. “We are thrilled to observe Diwali by offering our Xfinity customers a curated library of films, celebrity curated collections, music, and podcasts, across a variety of South Asian channels On Demand at our Diwali destination.”
Comcast is committed to Asian American communities year-round. Xfinity TV’s “Asian American Film & TV” destination on Xfinity and Flex is the first of its kind, showcasing hundreds of titles, integrating culturally relevant content from our partners and celebrating significant cultural observances such as Lunar New Year, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Filipino Independence, and Diwali through special content collections. For more information on programming, visit http://xfinity.com/asianamerican for more details.
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