Microsoft adds IPTV to the Xbox 360, Creating an All-in-One Digital Entertainment Device.

Submitted by paul on January 10, 2007 - 02:27. ::

LAS VEGAS — Jan. 8, 2007 — At the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. today announced a new solution that will bring together two of its leading entertainment products, the Xbox 360™ gaming console and the Microsoft® TV IPTV Edition software platform, to create a unique digital entertainment offering.

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IPTV on Xbox 360™ is expected to be available to consumers by holiday season 2007 and will be offered by providers that are deploying TV services over broadband networks based on the IPTV Edition software platform. The solution was unveiled during Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates’ CES keynote address Jan. 7, 2007.

Source: www.Microsoft.com