Comcast Adds Discovery+ to Flex Service; X1 App to Follow

Discovery+ launched on Comcast’s Xfinity Flex streaming player and will roll out to its X1 app in coming weeks, the companies said Thursday. Discovery+ is $4.99 per month with ads, $6.99 for the commercial-free version. Content includes episodes from HGTV, Food Network, TLC, ID, Own, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. The service also offers nonfiction content from A&E, The History Channel and Lifetime and natural history programming from the BBC.