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BT and Microsoft partner to deliver TV, games and movies through Xbox 360
2008-02-03 16:49:55
US-based Microsoft Corporation and the UK’s BT are bringing together the next-gen TV service, BT Vision with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 games and entertainment system. BT broadband customers will soon be able to receive the best in high definition gaming, television and movies through an Xbox 360 console, in an “all-in-one entertainment experience”, as the companies put it.BT Vision, which is powered by the Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) platform, plans to launch this first-of-its-kind device and service offering in mid-2008. The partnership will enable any BT Broadband customer to use an Xbox 360 console to access the BT Vision service and its extensive library of on-demand content, giving instant access to hundreds of movies and thousands of hours of sporting events, television programming, music videos and other digital content, such as BT Vision Sport’s English FA Premier League football matches. The service will be available to existing and future Xbox 360 console owners.
Xbox LIVE, described as “the largest online social network in the living room”, will be integrated to provide consumers with a wide range of community-based features, such as voice chat, sending and receiving text and voice messages, and accessing Xbox LIVE Marketplace, all while watching TV. For example, while a TV viewer is enjoying his or her football game, they can receive a message from a friend inviting them to join a voice chat, or play a game of their own with FIFA Soccer.
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