CES: Microsoft brings BT Vision IPTV to the Xbox 360

A rare bit of UK-specific news from the Consumer Electonics Show in Vegas – Microsoft has teamed up with BT to bring the BT Vision internet TV service to the Xbox 360 console.

The TV-on-you-Xbox solution uses Microsoft’s Mediaroom software to provide an replica of the experience you’ll get from the BT Vision ‘V-box’ set-top box.

The announcement means that BT Broadband customers can get on-demand TV programmes and movies streamed (for a fee) to their TV without the need for a set-top box. They can also watch any of BT’s 242 ‘near-live’ Premiership football matches using the Xbox 360.

BT-connected Xbox 360 users will also be able to use features unique to the console while watching TV – such as accessing the Xbox Live marketplace and conducting voicechats with other Xbox users.

The  BT Vision service will be available to Xbox 360 users in summer 2008

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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