Franchise Updates

Comcast 7/21/2022

Please note the following changes to Russian language programming effective September 7, 2022. Impacted customers are being notified through bill messages.

Russian: RTVI $14.99/mo, Russian: Impact TV ($6.99/mo), Russian: TV1000 Kino ($9.99/mo) and Russian: RTN ($14.99/mo) will be available as separate channels, more information is available at xfinity.com/russian.

  • RUSSIANCH will be renamed Russian: RTN, available at $14.99 per month.

  • Impact TV: Russian Add-On will be renamed Russian: Impact TV, available at $6.99 per month.

  • Russian 2 Pack, including RTN and TV1000 Kino, will be available at $19.99 per month.

  • Russian 3 Pack, containing RTN, RTVI and TV1000 Kino, will be available at $24.99 per month.

  • Channels C1R, RTR Planeta, and Rossiya 24 are no longer available on Xfinity.

  • Russian 2 Pack, containing C1R and NTV, will be discontinued.

  • Russian 4 Pack will be discontinued.

  • Russian 5 Pack will be discontinued.

  • Russian 8 Pack will be discontinued.

Comcast 7/14/2022

Please note that Sinclair Broadcast Group has informed Comcast that on September 1, 2022, the programming on KATU multicast channels 302 & 1170 will change from MeTV to Charge!.

Comcast 6/15/2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep you and our customers informed about changes to Xfinity TV services, we maintain an updated website (https://www.xfinity.com/programmingchanges) that lists channels that may soon expire or terminate. On June 9, 2022 we added ShopHQ to that website as unfortunately, due to contract violations, the programming might cease on July 12, 2022.

Comcast 5/11/2022

Please note the following changes:

  • Effective June 15, 2022, the subscription-only Russian language channels C1R, RTR, and Rossiya will no longer be available through Xfinity and will be removed from any Russian language packages.

  • Effective July 8, 2022, due to increases in programming costs, the charge for AMC+ will increase from $6.99 to $8.99 per month, plus applicable taxes and fees.

Comcast 4/4/2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep you and our customers informed about changes to Xfinity TV services, we wanted to inform you of the following changes:

  • Effective May 12, 2022, Golf and FS1 will no longer be offered as part of Digital Economy. These channels are available with the Sports & News or Expanded Basic tiers.

Comcast 2/9/2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep you and our customers informed about changes to Xfinity TV services, we wanted to provide you with the following update.

  • Effective March 22, 2022, Kids Street and Afro will only be available in HD. Kids Street HD will be added to Digital Starter HD IP/Kids and Family Genre Pack HD IP. Afro HD IP will be added to Digital Starter HD IP/Entertainment Genre Pack HD IP.

  • HD service and IP-capable equipment is required to view the channels. A limited number of customers may still have older devices that do not support these channels and will not be able to view them until the devices are replaced. HD Technology Fee may apply.

  • Effective March 31, 2022, FoxLife will cease operations.