Microsoft will showcase IPTV on Xbox 360 for the first time in Europe at
The Connected Home show to be held in Olympia, London on 5-7 March, 2007
(http://www.the-connected-home.co.uk). Ed Graczyk, Worldwide Director of
Marketing and Communications for Microsoft TV, will demonstrate IPTV on
Xbox 360 during his keynote at the conference, entitled "Future of
Connected Entertainment".
The demonstration will showcase what happens when next-generation
television is combined with next-generation gaming in a unique, new
service delivered by your broadband provider. Graczyk commented,
"Separately the Xbox 360 and Microsoft TV IPTV Edition deliver unique
and exciting entertainment experiences, but IPTV on Xbox 360 delivers a
real value proposition for consumers, service providers and content and
game developers alike. By integrating these industry-leading solutions,
we continue to drive innovation and enable new connected entertainment
experiences for consumers."
IPTV on Xbox 360 is expected to be available through select service
providers as early as the holiday season in 2007. Some of the world's
largest telecommunications service providers have chosen Microsoft IPTV
Edition as their IPTV software solution, with scaled commercial
deployments currently under way with AT&T, BT Group PLC, Deutsche
Telekom, T-Online in France and Swisscom.
Ian Johnson, Managing Director of Junction Group Ltd, organiser of the
IPTV World Forum (www.iptv-forum.com), commented, "This will be a unique
opportunity to witness first hand the possibilities which IPTV offers to
service providers and to the online gaming market and we are delighted
that Microsoft has chosen the IPTV World Forum event to showcase this
demonstration."
The Connected Home Show (http://www.the-connected-home.co.uk) will be co-hosted
at the third annual IPTV World Forum and will be held in Olympia, London
on 5-7th March 2007. http://www.iptv-forum.com
