Starting today Verizon FiOS subscribers can sign up to Xbox’s Live TV service coming next month. The FiOS service will include 26 channels like HBO, CNN, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Food Network, MTV, Spike, etc. Existing subscribers can call Verizon to add Xbox streaming to their services. To use the service, you will need both FiOS TV and Xbox Live Gold subscriptions. As you can see with the new dashboard applied in the photo above, Kinect support is included with Live TV/ FiOS navigation. But Verizon is offering a sweet deal for new subscribers.
New customers who sign up for FiOS TV can get the Triple Play deal (TV, Phone, Internet service with speeds of 35Mbps downside/35Mbps upload) for $89.99 monthly, a 12-month subscription of Xbox Live Gold, and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary game. Anyone interested should should sign up here as the deal ends on January 21st. The official release lies in full below.
Live Verizon FiOS TV Coming Soon to Xbox, Complete With Kinect Voice and Gesture Controls
Collaboration With Microsoft Enables Verizon FiOS TV Customers to Receive Live, Multichannel HD TV Service Integrated With Kinect via the Xbox; New Offer Now Available for Order
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon continues to expand the borderless lifestyle for consumers, with the announcement of a new offer that makes a selection of live, FiOS TV channels available over the Xbox 360 Entertainment System.
Through a collaboration between Verizon and Microsoft, customers who are Xbox LIVE Gold members and who subscribe to both FiOS TV and Internet service will be able to view select live channels through their Xbox consoles. No extra hardware is required. And for the first time, these customers will be able to integrate their TV experience with voice and gesture commands through Kinect for Xbox 360.
New customers who sign up online for FiOS TV service can take advantage of a special offer that includes triple-play service with FiOS TV, FiOS 35/35 Mbps Internet service and Verizon voice service, starting at $89.99 a month. In addition, the offer includes a 12-month Xbox LIVE Gold Membership and the “Xbox Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary” game. The discounted offer is available through Jan. 21.
“Joining forces with Microsoft and Xbox, we are breaking the boundaries between TV and gaming, and furthering the borderless lifestyle Verizon customers enjoy with our new offers and services,” said Eric Bruno, vice president of consumer and mass business product management for Verizon. “We are putting the controls in our customers’ hands, and giving them the ability to watch TV on another dynamic device that they can control with voice and gesture commands.
“Whether it’s your Xbox, your mobile device, your PC or your traditional television, Verizon will continue to deliver the programming consumers want, where, where and how they want it,” Bruno said.
FiOS TV customers will have access to an app on their Xbox consoles, which will become available for download next month. Once customers download the Verizon FiOS TV app on their console, they can begin watching live streaming FiOS TV channels – without the need to pay for another set-top box. Customers must subscribe to both FiOS TV and Internet services. Initially, 26 FiOS TV channels will be available, depending on the customer’s TV package. Customers who order FiOS TV and Internet service will receive the “Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary” game and Xbox LIVE Gold Membership token within 30 days.
As part of the offer, Verizon has partnered with leading gaming network Machinima to sponsor the Gamers’ Choice Award. The award is given out during Machinima’s Inside Gaming Awards, an annual event honoring the top game titles, which will be streamed live through Machinima’s YouTube channel on Dec. 9.
Consumers can vote for their favorite game of the year through Facebook or on Twitter by using the #FiOSGamers hashtag, which also qualifies as entry into a sweepstakes that includes a grand prize of two years of Verizon FiOS triple-play service, a multi-room DVR, a Microsoft Kinect and 40,000 Microsoft points. Daily prizes of 4,000 Microsoft gaming points will be awarded to five winners per day, from Nov. 29 – Dec. 8.
via TechCrunch
