14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is getting ready to deploy the brand new dashboard update later today, which brings a lot of brand new features, including the TV on Demand service, for which the company has partnered with over 40 content distributers from around the world.
Microsoft is keen on making the Xbox 360 the entertainment center of the households from around the world, so it’s partnered with media channels to provide their services through the Xbox 360, from actual content to even cable subscriptions, like the ones revealed by Verizon last week.
Now, just as the TV on Demand service is becoming operational with the release of this dashboard update, Microsoft has presented the final list of its partners, as well as information about when their services will become available and in what countries.
Check out the list above and get ready to enjoy quite a lot of TV entertainment on your Xbox 360, not just regular games.
December 6:
• EPIX. United States • ESPN on Xbox LIVE (ESPN). United States • Hulu. Japan • Hulu Plus. United States • LOVEFiLM. United Kingdom • Netflix. Canada, United States • Premium Play by (MediaSet). Italy • Sky Go (SkyDE). Austria, Germany • Telefónica España – Movistar Imagenio. Spain • TODAY (MSNBC). United States Later in December:
• 4 on Demand (C4). United Kingdom • ABC iView (Australian Broadcasting Corp.). Australia • AlloCiné. France (AlloCiné), Germany (Filmstarts), Spain (Sensacine), United Kingdom (Screenrush) • Astral Media's Disney XD (Astral Media). Canada • blinkbox (Blinkbox). United Kingdom • Crackle (Sony Pictures). Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States • Dailymotion. Available in 32 countries globally • Demand 5 (Five). United Kingdom • DIGI+ (CANAL+). Spain • GolTV (Mediapro). Spain • iHeartRadio (Clear Channel). United States • Mediathek/ZDF (ZDF). Germany • MSN. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom • MSNBC.com. United States • MUZU.TV. Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom • ninemsn. Australia • Real Sports (Maple Leaf Sports). Canada • Rogers On Demand Online (Rogers Media). Canada • SBS ON DEMAND. Australia • Syfy (NBC Universal/Syfy). United States • TMZ (Warner Bros.). Canada, United States • TVE (RTVE.es). Spain • UFC on Xbox LIVE (UFC). Canada, United States • Verizon FiOS TV. United States • VEVO. Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • Vudu (Wal-Mart). United States • YouTube. Available in 24 countries globally Early 2012: • Antena 3 (Antena 3 de Televisión). Spain • BBC (BBC). United Kingdom • CinemaNow (Best Buy). United States • HBO GO (HBO). United States • MLB.TV (MLB Advanced Media). Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States • Telenovelas/Sports (Televisa). Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom • Xfinity On Demand (Comcast). United States Are you looking forward to checking out all these TV channels on your Xbox 360 or will you still use the console just for gaming purposes?