For a while, there have been tons of rumors about the Microsoft’s plan to offer TV through the Xbox. Today, Microsoft has confirmed its partnership with over forty different TV and entertainment providers. Here is the full list of services and the regions that can expect them: ABC iView – Australia AlloCiné – France, Germany, Spain, U.K. Antena 3 – Spain Astral Media’s Disney XD – Canada AT&T– U.S. BBC – U.K. blinkbox – U.K. Bravo – U.S. BSkyB – U.K. Canal+ – France, Spain Channel 4 – U.K. Channel 5 – U.K. CinemaNow (Best Buy) – U.S. Comcast – U.S. Crackle – Australia, Canada, U.K., U.S. Dailymotion – Available in 32 markets EPIX – U.S. ESPN – U.S. Facebook – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE markets FOXTEL – Australia GolTV – Spain HBO GO – U.S. Hulu – Japan Hulu + – U.S. iHeartRadio (Clear Channel) – U.S. Last.fm – U.K., U.S. LOVEFiLM – Germany, U.K. Manga Entertainment – U.S. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment/Real Sports – Canada MediaSet – Italy MSN with MSNBC.com – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, U.K. MUZU.TV – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, U.K. Netflix – Canada, U.S. Rogers On Demand Online (RODO) – Canada RTVE – Spain SBS On Demand – Australia Syfy – U.S. Telefonica – Spain Televisa – Mexico “The Today Show” – U.S. TELUS – Canada TMZ – U.S. Twitter – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE markets UFC – Canada, U.S. Verizon – U.S. VEVO – Canada, U.K., U.S. VimpelCom – Russia Vodafone Portugal – Portugal YouTube – Available in 22 markets ZDF – Germany Zune – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain
With big names like Verizon and Comcast on the list, it’s possible that people will be able to simply use their Xbox with their existing TV service. In fact, Verizon has said that it is looking to integrate Xbox service in time for the holiday season for FIOS TV subscribers.
By Angelo M. D’Argenio |
