Microsoft has announced content partnerships that will transform the Xbox 360 into an on-demand IPTV device. The software giant inked deals with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. An initial lineup of over 1,000 hours of TV shows and movies will be available to U.S.-based Xbox 360 gamers by the end of 2006. This makes the Xbox 360 the first gaming console to offer standard- and high-definition TV shows and movies via digital distribution over the Internet.
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Microsoft Forges IPTV On-Demand Content Deals for Xbox
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire November 7, 2006 11:20 AMMicrosoft has announced content partnerships that will transform the Xbox 360 into an on-demand IPTV device. The software giant inked deals with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. An initial lineup of over 1,000 hours of TV shows and movies will be available to U.S.-based Xbox 360 gamers by the end of 2006. This makes the Xbox 360 the first gaming console to offer standard- and high-definition TV shows and movies via digital distribution over the Internet.