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From what I read elsewhere, it may require either a Verizon FiOS or Comcast account to access it as well as a Xbox Live Gold membership.
by flatrabbit 15y ago
From what I read elsewhere, it may require either a Verizon FiOS or Comcast account to access it as well as a Xbox Live Gold membership.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoYeah, they are asking ISPs permission to launch an IPTV service. Bad precedent.
- mikeryan 15y agoNo, thats not what they're doing. They're extending a cable operator initiative called "TV Everywhere" ESPN 360 and HBO Go are the two main services using this. The basic idea is that if you can prove you're already a cable subscriber then they're willing to stream you content via IP to certain devices, within a strict set of parameters. For example if you're connected to the internet through your Comcast provided cable modem you can stream to your tablet device, or perhaps in this case the Xbox. MS is not doing anything here without the cable operators permission they're working very closely with them to fit within the parameters they set. Its the only way they're able to launch this service. (Compare the lack of success GoogleTV has had which tried to go completely around the cable operators)