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Adinnieken on 08 April 2013
gooch_destroyer said:
The next X-Box is a cable box?

My guess is that Microsoft will continue to support the current us of MediaRoom on the Xbox console, however it will be focusing on its own ala cart IPTV service on the Xbox 8.

The answer to your question is Xbox 8 will offer a wide-array of entertainment options.  Television programming will be one of them.



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gooch_destroyer on 08 April 2013
Adinnieken said:
gooch_destroyer said:
The next X-Box is a cable box?

My guess is that Microsoft will continue to support the current us of MediaRoom on the Xbox console, however it will be focusing on its own ala cart IPTV service on the Xbox 8.

The answer to your question is Xbox 8 will offer a wide-array of entertainment options.  Television programming will be one of them.


Like Google T.V.?



Adinnieken on 08 April 2013
crissindahouse said:
Adinnieken said:
VGKing said:
Ericson? SONY Ericson?

So did Sony buy this?

Sony bought Ericcson's interest in Sony Ericcson.  So, there is no Sony Ericcson anymore, there is just Sony an Ericcson. 

even if there would be still a sony ericsson it would have nothing to do with ericsson.  that's as if you would say ericsson bought gaikai.

I agree, I was stating simply that Sony and Ericcson are two different companies, and Sony Ericcson was purchased in whole by Sony.



Adinnieken on 08 April 2013
gooch_destroyer said:
Adinnieken said:
gooch_destroyer said:
The next X-Box is a cable box?

My guess is that Microsoft will continue to support the current us of MediaRoom on the Xbox console, however it will be focusing on its own ala cart IPTV service on the Xbox 8.

The answer to your question is Xbox 8 will offer a wide-array of entertainment options.  Television programming will be one of them.


Like Google T.V.?

No, Google T.V. is an interactive service not an IPTV service.  There is a significant difference.

I personally think Hulu/Hulu Plus is the style of service that Microsoft is looking to create with its TV service.



gooch_destroyer on 08 April 2013
Adinnieken said:
gooch_destroyer said:
Adinnieken said:
gooch_destroyer said:
The next X-Box is a cable box?

My guess is that Microsoft will continue to support the current us of MediaRoom on the Xbox console, however it will be focusing on its own ala cart IPTV service on the Xbox 8.

The answer to your question is Xbox 8 will offer a wide-array of entertainment options.  Television programming will be one of them.


Like Google T.V.?

No, Google T.V. is an interactive service not an IPTV service.  There is a significant difference.

I personally think Hulu/Hulu Plus is the style of service that Microsoft is looking to create with its TV service.


Will you be using it?



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Adinnieken on 08 April 2013
gooch_destroyer said:


Will you be using it?

If it's as good as Hulu or better, yes!!!!  I personally wanted Microsoft to purchase Hulu, for the content agreements, if nothing else.



gooch_destroyer on 08 April 2013
Adinnieken said:
gooch_destroyer said:


Will you be using it?

If it's as good as Hulu or better, yes!!!!  I personally wanted Microsoft to purchase Hulu, for the content agreements, if nothing else.


I guess if MS puts enough  money into it.



Adinnieken on 08 April 2013
gooch_destroyer said:
Adinnieken said:
gooch_destroyer said:


Will you be using it?

If it's as good as Hulu or better, yes!!!!  I personally wanted Microsoft to purchase Hulu, for the content agreements, if nothing else.


I guess if MS puts enough  money into it.

Not even.

I want a true IPTV service.  I want to be able to watch my local stations, as if they were a single streamed broadcast, but in reality it's made up of many components including a live broadcast (news), recorded commercials both local and national, and a current stream of a national broadcast (a TV show airing at 8:00PM) with both local and national commercials intersilled between blocks of the program.  And then the following day, I want to watch each of those blocks of programming (the news broadcast locally and the national episodic TV show) in and on-demand situation.   Not only that, but I want to be able to watch full libraries of series that I like.  Hulu does part of it, but it doesn't do live TV as it's happening.

If a company, any company, were to create it, I'd be happy.  Microsoft is just the one company that seems to really understand what IPTV is.  It isn't a broadcast stream pushed down a IP-based service.  It also isn't a service like Hulu that only provides on-demand content.  True IPTV is the combination of the two.  Live content along with on-demand content.



Cyrus_ATX on 08 April 2013

Sessler sit down with Pachter:

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP-KM7Quk94

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfe2oMTSd70



gooch_destroyer on 08 April 2013
Adinnieken said:
gooch_destroyer said:
Adinnieken said:
gooch_destroyer said:


Will you be using it?

If it's as good as Hulu or better, yes!!!!  I personally wanted Microsoft to purchase Hulu, for the content agreements, if nothing else.


I guess if MS puts enough  money into it.

Not even.

I want a true IPTV service.  I want to be able to watch my local stations, as if they were a single streamed broadcast, but in reality it's made up of many components including a live broadcast (news), recorded commercials both local and national, and a current stream of a national broadcast (a TV show airing at 8:00PM) with both local and national commercials intersilled between blocks of the program.  And then the following day, I want to watch each of those blocks of programming (the news broadcast locally and the national episodic TV show) in and on-demand situation.   Not only that, but I want to be able to watch full libraries of series that I like.  Hulu does part of it, but it doesn't do live TV as it's happening.

If a company, any company, were to create it, I'd be happy.  Microsoft is just the one company that seems to really understand what IPTV is.  It isn't a broadcast stream pushed down a IP-based service.  It also isn't a service like Hulu that only provides on-demand content.  True IPTV is the combination of the two.  Live content along with on-demand content.

sounds interesting. now then if only other companies follow suit *cough* Google *cough*