Comcast to beef up its Fancast entertainment site

By DEBORAH YAO , AP Business Writer, Technology / Internet

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. has reached agreements with several major content providers to offer their shows on its entertainment Web site, Fancast.com. The Philadelphia-based cable operator has inked deals with ABC, CW, Showtime, HBO and The Food Network to offer free ad-supported TV episodes and clips. The shows will start rolling out this weekend, except those from ABC, which went live last week.

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