“OPB is on NPR One.” That’s a familiar phrase to NPR listeners in Oregon/SW Washington via the NPR One app on your smart phone.
Comcast and National Public Radio recently launched the NPR One app on Xfinity X1, enabling X1 customers to access NPR’s popular content directly on the TV. No more carting around the phone in your pocket or wearing headphones inside the house.
Rolling out to capable X1 set-top boxes in the coming weeks, all programming will be accessible over the internet by just saying “NPR” into the X1 Voice Remote. NPR content also will be integrated into Xfinity on Demand menus, appearing alongside related content including news, music and more.
“We continue to focus on putting people’s favorite content and experiences on a single platform, Xfinity X1,” said Nancy Spears, Vice President of Strategy and Execution for Comcast.
“We’re excited our community can connect with OPB in new ways, said Jan Boyd, Director of Digital Strategy and Community Engagement at OPB. “NPR One on X1 offers listeners the top stories from the OPB newsroom as well as access to podcasts from great local OPB programming like State of Wonder and Think Out Loud.”
Forthcoming features will include the ability to call up a specific NPR program or podcast by name or topic by saying, for example, “Show me Planet Money on NPR One.”
NPR One joins other popular internet apps including Netflix, YouTube, Pandora and iHeartRadio on the X1 platform. For more information about X1, visit www.xfinity.com/X1.
