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The future of TV

Posted on 07. Nov, 2006 by Jonathan Cherry in Technology

Before you check your heritage and run out to buy shares in local TV media companies, consider this breaking tech news – that Microsoft plan to offer TV shows through their Xbox 360 consoles.

Microsoft Corp. has teamed up with a handful of Hollywood
studios to sell TV shows and rent movies that can be downloaded through
the software maker’s Xbox Live online video-game service and beamed
straight onto television sets.

The initial lineup of TV shows available from 22 November, for download to own and
feature films available for download to rent will include a growing
catalog of popular hits. Examples of content that will be available on
the network by the end of year include the following:

    * "Robot Chicken" and "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" from Adult Swim
    * "CSI," "Survivor" and "Star Trek" from CBS
    * Emmy and Peabody award-winning "South Park" and "Chappelle’s Show" from COMEDY CENTRAL
    * "The Real World" and "Pimp My Ride" from MTV
    * "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" from Nickelodeon
    * "Skyland" and "The Nicktoons Network Animation Festival" from Nicktoons Network
    * "M:i:III," Nacho Libre" and "Jackass: The Movie" from Paramount Pictures
    * "Carpocalypse" and "Raising the Roofs" from Spike TV
    * "Race Rewind" provided by NASCAR.COM
* Select episodes of the original season of "The Ultimate Fighter"
reality series and the "UFC: All Access" shows from the UFC
    * "Breaking Bonaduce" and "Hogan Knows Best" from VH1
    * "The Matrix," "Superman Returns" and "Batman Forever" from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

The starting line up looks a bit bleak. ‘Hogan Knows Best’ runs a close second on our must watch list right next to ‘Walker Texas Ranger.’

OK – maybe not the future just yet, but its on the cards. We’re still holding our breath for proper, affordable broadband,  Apple to wake up and realise we exist and the Easter Bunny.

Microsoft Bring Hi-Def TV Shows, Movies To 360 – Kotaku
Microsoft to offer shows on Xbox live – Business Week