Boxee and Comcast have announced a new agreement that will let Boxee users access encrypted basic cable channels. The deal, as revealed in a June 27th filing to the FCC, includes both a short- and long-term solution for the problem. In the short-term a "high-definition digital transport adapter with an ethernet connector" is being developed, which will grant people with an IP-capable Clear QAM box — otherwise known as a third-party device — access to the encrypted cable channels. But going forward the two are working on creating a licensing path so that the technology can be integrated into these devices, removing the need for an adapter all together.
Boxee previously claimed that the FCC's proposed cable encryption amounted to an...
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