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Live Sky TV coming to Xbox 360 in UK and Ireland, hooligan avatars to follow

by Thomas Ricker posted May 29th 2009 at 4:41AM

US Americans, go ahead and enjoy your Netflix streaming over your Xbox 360, Brits are about to land a deal that'll put live football, TV, and films over Microsoft's broadband-enabled console -- a first live television service for Xbox 360 anywhere. Beginning in Autumn, Xbox Live subscribers in the UK and Ireland will gain access to Sky's Sky Player service that includes subscription-based live, on-demand, and pay-per-view access to your favorite shows without the need for an additional set-top-box or satellite dish. Unfortunately, specifics like prices and channel line-up have not been announced, though content is expected to be similar to the Sky Player service already available on Macs and PCs. Of interest, Xbox Live users will be able to watch sporting content together virtually and sling insults and taunts at one-another via avatars or virtual personas. Something that will lead to slurring songs in a fit of semi-social inebriation or fisticuffs, depending on the score. One more image after the break.

[Via Gadgetoid]

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Sky to launch AETN's Crime and Investigation HD / Bio HD on November 5th

by Darren Murph posted Oct 14th 2008 at 9:04AM

UK / Ireland, it's time to celebrate a minor, albeit very important victory. Your lands are the first non-US countries to get A&E Television Networks' (AETN) Crime and Investigation HD and Biography Channel HD. Starting on November 5th (mark it down, people), Sky will launch both networks as part of its sluggish high-def rollout, though we can only hope this means that more channels are on the way. It's clear there's a desire for HD programming in Europe as a whole, we just need more content owners to get on the delivery bandwagon before adoption skyrockets.

Movie Booth DVD rental kiosks head for UK, Ireland

by Darren Murph posted Jun 20th 2008 at 3:33PM


DVD rental kiosks have been lighting up pharmacies and supermarkets across the US, but it seems that UKers and Irish lads / dames will soon have the great, great privilege of interfacing with Movie Booths in the near future. This particular unit doesn't seem all too different from other variations we've seen, boasting a simple touchscreen display and a built-in android tasked with fetching your selected title and spitting it out for a nominal (read: undisclosed) fee. Apparently, trials have been deemed a success in outlets like Tesco, Centra and Applegreen, thus paving the way to see these pop up everywhere by the year's end. Any chance we'll see a Blu-ray Disc or two popped in there?

[Via Pocket-lint]

Xbox 360 HD DVD drives going for ?9.99 in Ireland

by Darren Murph posted May 6th 2008 at 4:04AM


And you thought $49.99 was cheap. Word on the street has it that Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, which has been seen as slightly less valuable since Toshiba pulled the plug on the once mighty red format, has stooped to €9.99 across the pond at GameStop (among other locales). For those not savvy on the absurd depreciation of the US dollar, we're talking $15.47 -- and that's with a Media Center remote bundled in, too. We're totally straight-faced when we say that's actually not a half bad deal if you're a fan of the media already out there, but the parsimonious among us are definitely waiting for these to come bundled with our favorite cereals before pulling the trigger.

[Thanks, Conor]




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