Larry-G
30-09-11, 11:31
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According to Bloomberg, Microsoft will begin offering online pay TV service from both Comcast and Verizon via its Xbox Live platform.
The software giant is currently in talks with two dozen providers in the U.S. and Europe and could announce some deals as early as next week.
Outside of Verizon and Comcast; HBO, Crackle, Bravo, Syfy and Lovefilm are all expected to sign deals with Microsoft, as well.
It is unclear how the other services will work, but Comcast?s Xfinity TV and Verizon?s FiOS would require users to prove they already are pay-TV customers in regions where the services operate, likely with a simple account number-based authentication.
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2011/09/30/microsoft_to_offer_pay_tv_via_xbox_live
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft will begin offering online pay TV service from both Comcast and Verizon via its Xbox Live platform.
The software giant is currently in talks with two dozen providers in the U.S. and Europe and could announce some deals as early as next week.
Outside of Verizon and Comcast; HBO, Crackle, Bravo, Syfy and Lovefilm are all expected to sign deals with Microsoft, as well.
It is unclear how the other services will work, but Comcast?s Xfinity TV and Verizon?s FiOS would require users to prove they already are pay-TV customers in regions where the services operate, likely with a simple account number-based authentication.
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2011/09/30/microsoft_to_offer_pay_tv_via_xbox_live