Tech Talk: Comcast customers can now buy movie tickets through their TVs

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Comcast X1 users can now order tickets to "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" through their TVs. The service, offered in conjunction with Fandango, will be extended to additional new releases throughout the year.(Photo courtesy of pixabay.com.)

Starting this week, Comcast X1 users can say “Get tickets” into their X1 voice remote while watching a trailer for “Jurassic World” to search for showtimes on the 30,000 movie screens served by Fandango.

The companies expect to extend this feature to additional new releases throughout the year, writes Annlee Ellingson at bizjournals.com.

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“At Fandango, we are always looking for innovative ways to super-serve movie fans, when they are engaging with movie content so that they can easily act on their interest and purchase a ticket to the theater on the platforms and devices they use,” said Mark Young, senior vice president and head of business development and strategy at Fandango, in a statement.

To read the full story, click here.

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