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Article: Microsoft gets Disney goodies for Xbox Live.(Walt Disney Co.)
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- The Online Reporter
- Article date:
- July 14, 2007
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Disney--you know, that company with movie and TV studios and TV networks and whose largest shareholder is reportedly Apple chief Steve Jobs--inked a deal with Microsoft this week to supply 35 movies to Microsoft's Xbox Live online store for purchase or rent, with downloading directly to Xbox 360s--no PC required.
The Xbox 360 is a direct competitor to Apple TV when it comes to the market for boxes that connect TV sets to the Net for the purpose of playing Internet-delivered videos on the TV. The market is also referred to as over-the-top because entertainment delivery to consumers bypasses traditional pay-TV services such as cable and satellite operators.
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