MS to offer movies, TV shows on game service.
Economic Times (New Delhi, India), November, 2006
Nov. 8--LOS ANGELES: Microsoft Corp on Monday said it would rent movies and sell television shows through Internet downloads to its Xbox Live video game service, pitting the software giant against long-time rival Apple Computer Inc and others responding to the explosion of video on the Web.
Watching shows on computers, iPod players and even cell phones has become almost commonplace. Apple has upgraded its iTunes online music store for video and services like YouTube have attracted world-wide attention.
Microsoft will begin on Nov 22 to offer standard and high-definition films such as Warner Bros.' "Superman Returns" and "Jackass: The Movie" from Paramount Pictures through its Xbox Live Marketplace.
Television shows will include Viacom Inc's...
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