Comcast and Charter team up in hopes of toppling Roku, Amazon streaming hardware

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As the old saying goes, if you can't beat em, partner up with another overly powerful cable giant to give yourself a better shot. This morning, Comcast and Charter announced a new joint venture that will see the two companies teaming up to develop a next-generation streaming platform on a variety of branded 4K streaming devices and smart TVs." This new platform and the devices that run it will square off against Amazon, Roku, Google, Apple, and other established streaming hardware players.

The new venture is evenly divided between the two companies and is exclusively focused on streaming; it does not involve the broadband or cable video businesses of either Comcast or Charter, which will remain independent."

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