Microsoft Partners With Comcast, Verizon, and HBO to Bring Live TV to Xbox 360
Microsoft announced today that it has partnered with several different companies to bring live TV and entertainment services to the Xbox 360 game console later this year. Partners, which include Comcast, Verizon, HBO, Syfy, Bravo, and BBC, will be bringing live TV channels, alongside several other entertainment services, to gamers. The service is set to launch alongside a larger Dashboard overhaul for the Xbox 360 around the holidays.
"Today's announcement is a major step toward realizing our vision to bring you all the entertainment you want, shared with the people you care about, made easy," said Don Mattrick, president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. "Combining the world's leading TV and entertainment providers with the power of Kinect for Xbox 360 and the intelligence of Bing voice search will make TV and entertainment more personal, social and effortless."
A full list of partners is available in the press release linked above.
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