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Television Channel Coming to Xbox LIVE? Subscription Fee Going up?

Television Channel Coming to Xbox LIVE? Subscription Fee Going up?

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According to a Bloomberg report, which cited two anonymous sources close to the Microsoft Corp., former News Corp. President Peter Chernin has been in talks with the software/gaming giant about developing a television channel specifically for Xbox LIVE users.

It is alleged that, at an April 12 th meeting in Redmond, Washington, “Chernin suggested raising Xbox LIVE’s monthly fee by $1 or $2 to add programming aimed at the online service’s young, male target audience.”

To us, it kind of sounds like G4TV, only console-specific. Adding superfluous content to LIVE just to get the subscription price basis up seems like a terrible PR decision. Hopefully this channel will be optional. If not, Microsoft better prepare to clean a lot of stinky, brown fans.

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