Comcast X1 deal will make Netflix binges easier

On Tuesday, Comcast and Netflix announced that the streaming service will be available directly through the X1 service. Comcast X1 customers already can get hundreds of channels, along with about 85,000 TV shows and movies via Xfinity On Demand. Soon they will get one more channel with a very large library of its own: Netflix. The nation's largest pay TV provider is working with Netflix to bring the streaming service to Comcast's X1 TV platform, making it easier for customers to watch Orange is the New Black and other streaming TV series. The deal is surprising because the two companies have been at odds in the past over issues such as data caps, delivery speeds and net neutrality.