Customers will be able to watch live TV without a traditional cable set-top box. ... Comcast may kill cable box with new Xfinity TV app for Roku. Updated: Feb. 01, 2017, 2:54 p.m.

While the FCC is working on ways to "unlock the box," Comcast announced plans for its Xfinity TV service that don't require the set-top add-on. Later this year, the company will release an Xfinity ...