The service will be available to Xbox Live Gold members when the application launches later this summer. June 28, 2013 6:27 AM PDT Time Warner Cable and Microsoft have inked a deal the companies are calling a "landmark" announcement. Later this summer, Time Warner Cable will launch its TV application on Xbox Live, bringing up to 300 live TV channels to the Xbox 360. The service will be available only to those who are current Time Warner Cable customers and subscribe to Xbox Live Gold. According to Microsoft, Time Warner Cable's channel offerings will include AMC, Bravo, Comedy Central, and CNN, among others. The app will also work with voice controls through the company's Kinect sensor. Related stories Microsoft nixes fees on developers to patch Xbox 360 games -- report Microsoft demos Project Spark Microsoft prepping Xbox Music for the Web iOS and Android to get Xbox and Microsoft PC games? 'Heartbroken MS employee' bemoans Xbox One changes Microsoft has been making a strong push into entertainment with its Xbox 360, and hopes to continue that with the Xbox One. Last month, the company showed off several entertainment-focused features in the Xbox One, including one that overlays the Xbox interface over live television. Microsoft has promised that the Xbox One will allow users to instantly switch between watching live TV and playing a game. Details are a tad bit slim on the Time Warner Cable integration at the moment. However, the companies have promised more details before the Time Warner Cable TV app launches in the Xbox Live Marketplace later this summer.
The service will be available to Xbox Live Gold members when the application launches later this summer.
Time Warner Cable and Microsoft have inked a deal the companies are calling a "landmark" announcement.
Later this summer, Time Warner Cable will launch its TV application on Xbox Live, bringing up to 300 live TV channels to the Xbox 360. The service will be available only to those who are current Time Warner Cable customers and subscribe to Xbox Live Gold.
According to Microsoft, Time Warner Cable's channel offerings will include AMC, Bravo, Comedy Central, and CNN, among others. The app will also work with voice controls through the company's Kinect sensor.
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Microsoft has been making a strong push into entertainment with its Xbox 360, and hopes to continue that with the Xbox One. Last month, the company showed off several entertainment-focused features in the Xbox One, including one that overlays the Xbox interface over live television. Microsoft has promised that the Xbox One will allow users to instantly switch between watching live TV and playing a game.
Details are a tad bit slim on the Time Warner Cable integration at the moment. However, the companies have promised more details before the Time Warner Cable TV app launches in the Xbox Live Marketplace later this summer.
