Reuters: Microsoft's TV subscription plans 'on hold'

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After years of hearing about Microsoft's poorly hidden plans for offering streaming TV subscriptions through the Xbox 360 (among other devices), Reuters is reporting that those very plans are currently stuck in a holding pattern. According to "people familiar with the discussions," Microsoft built out an infrastructure for delivering television, but upon finding out how much it would cost to deliver currently broadcast-exclusive content, walked away from talks.

"They built Microsoft TV, they demoed it for us, they asked for rate cards but then said 'ooh ah, that's expensive,'" the piece quotes one "senior media executive" as saying with regards to the negotiations. That doesn't mean that the plans are a total wash, just that they're currently not progressing.

Still, some avenues for live television are currently available and coming soon to Microsoft's Xbox 360, including a limited selection from several cable providers, as well as the just announced partnership with Newscorp which will bring Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and more to the console.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/12/reuters-microsofts-tv-subscription-plans-on-hold/#comments

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TheHoneyBadger
kwigibow
Jorge28
kwigibow they need to quit adding stuff and charging us more i dont even use half of the stuff they have on there


But thats you. I use youtube and others most of the time that Im not playing and Im waiting for the Xfinity app so I can watch TV on my xbox 360
i use youtube and netflix i dont use espn or the other stuff tho they shouldnt add stuff and charge you for it if you dont plan on using it
What are you talking about? They dont force you to pay for any of those things. I for one use Hulu plus and love all the innovations they are making.
the price for xbox live has raised since they added all this stuff

ANG3L_CHR1SPosted:

TheHoneyBadger
ANG3L_CHR1S Xbox Live should only be 20 bucks a year if you only plan to play online. I don't want all of this stupidity, my 360 is gaming and watching Netflix. And what I think is the stupidest is that you need Xbox Live to use Netflix! That's so STUPID! You have to pay for Netflix already, and then you still have to pay for XBL to USE it! The damn nerve that Microsoft has...
Just move to ps3 then...

Oh, I do have a PS3. I play that quite a bit online too, and have no problems. But I play my 360 a lot too because my best friend has one and I gave him MW3.. so I have a good time on both.

TheHoneyBadgerPosted:

ANG3L_CHR1S Xbox Live should only be 20 bucks a year if you only plan to play online. I don't want all of this stupidity, my 360 is gaming and watching Netflix. And what I think is the stupidest is that you need Xbox Live to use Netflix! That's so STUPID! You have to pay for Netflix already, and then you still have to pay for XBL to USE it! The damn nerve that Microsoft has...
Just move to ps3 then...

ANG3L_CHR1SPosted:

Xbox Live should only be 20 bucks a year if you only plan to play online. I don't want all of this stupidity, my 360 is gaming and watching Netflix. And what I think is the stupidest is that you need Xbox Live to use Netflix! That's so STUPID! You have to pay for Netflix already, and then you still have to pay for XBL to USE it! The damn nerve that Microsoft has...

NuBiXxPosted:

That sucks I was looking forward to Xfinity.

TheBrownGuyPosted:

Dovakhiin I think Xbox are trying to do too much with the 360, make it amazing and use it on the 720 !

agreed

TheHoneyBadgerPosted:

kwigibow
Jorge28
kwigibow they need to quit adding stuff and charging us more i dont even use half of the stuff they have on there


But thats you. I use youtube and others most of the time that Im not playing and Im waiting for the Xfinity app so I can watch TV on my xbox 360
i use youtube and netflix i dont use espn or the other stuff tho they shouldnt add stuff and charge you for it if you dont plan on using it
What are you talking about? They dont force you to pay for any of those things. I for one use Hulu plus and love all the innovations they are making.

DovakhiinPosted:

TTG-MARIJUANA First =]


Pointless comment?

DovakhiinPosted:

I think Xbox are trying to do too much with the 360, make it amazing and use it on the 720 !

SayPosted:

Jorge28
kwigibow they need to quit adding stuff and charging us more i dont even use half of the stuff they have on there


But thats you. I use youtube and others most of the time that Im not playing and Im waiting for the Xfinity app so I can watch TV on my xbox 360
i use youtube and netflix i dont use espn or the other stuff tho they shouldnt add stuff and charge you for it if you dont plan on using it


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