Comcast’s Fancast: For those of us who are obsessed with media
David
While the Writers Guild of America is on strike, Hollywood is giving us plenty of opportunities to catch up on content that we haven’t seen. Fancast features full episodes of TV shows, TV listings, and news on TV, movies, and celebrities. Comcast’s Fancast may look like the latest entrant into the web video scene, but the truth is that it packs a much bigger punch.
Much of the content for full episodes on Fancast is provided by Hulu, with additional content from CBS, MTV, and BET thrown in for good measure. The viewing experience is what you have come to expect from similar web video sites. However, Fancast goes above and beyond what sites like Hulu offer. They will give you TV and movie recommendations based on preferences that you have indicated and content that you have rated. If the TV show/movie is available on Fancast, they have a link to view it, but if they do not have it, they will provide localized TV listings or links to other sources where you can find it. Fancast allows for a good deal of personal customization and discovery and that is their killer feature.
In addition to these options, Fancast offers a really nice IMDB style service which provides a wealth of details on movies, TV shows, cast/crew, and actors. Along with that, Fancast will eventually provide users with the option of telling their Comcast DVR to record a show, much like TiVo does on their site and with Yahoo.
Posted on: Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 12:42 am 
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