IPTV has corporate partners – launch by 2008

According to GamesIndustry.biz, there are already international partners signed up for IPTV for Xbox 360. Yup, the on-demand service should launch by the end of this year and into 2008.

As you know, the IPTV service transforms the Xbox 360 into a media console. GamesIndustry.biz points out the digital recorder (including recording what’s going on-screen as you play your Xbox 360 game). There’s also chatting with friends while watching TV channels. For more info, you can read our past articles on how IPTV was confirmed by Microsoft“>Bill Gates and on the pictures on the Internet of what the service will look like.

The following have already become Microsoft‘s partners in this venture:

• AT&T
• British Telecom
• Deutsch Telecom
• Swiss Telecom

There are also 11 other companies having a trial run of the service. If they like it, we’ll see the list of partners grow.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, there are already international partners signed up for IPTV for Xbox 360. Yup, the on-demand service should launch by the end of this year and into 2008.

As you know, the IPTV service transforms the Xbox 360 into a media console. GamesIndustry.biz points out the digital recorder (including recording what’s going on-screen as you play your Xbox 360 game). There’s also chatting with friends while watching TV channels. For more info, you can read our past articles on how IPTV was confirmed by Microsoft“>Bill Gates and on the pictures on the Internet of what the service will look like.

The following have already become Microsoft‘s partners in this venture:

• AT&T
• British Telecom
• Deutsch Telecom
• Swiss Telecom

There are also 11 other companies having a trial run of the service. If they like it, we’ll see the list of partners grow.