XBOX ONE to host Sky and Canal+ channels in Europe
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Xbox One to host Sky and Canal+ TV content in Europe
Microsoft has already signed deals with Sky and Canal+ to bring European TV content to Xbox One.
As part of this week’s reveal event, Microsoft focused on its new console’s TV offering, announcing a major partnership with the NFL which will bring exclusive, interactive content to Xbox One. It also announce a partnership with Steven Spielberg, who will be involved in a new Halo TV series.
We asked Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer what the platform holder’s plans are for Europe.
“We have partnerships with Sky, with Canal+ in France, and we’ll continue to grow our international expansion,” he told us. “We’ll put a worldwide face on the platform because Europe, in particular, is especially important to us this generation.”
“We want the world to watch television through this box,” he added.
You'll also unlock new achievements by watching the telly.
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Xbox One is intended to combine users' gaming and TV watching in a single device, but Microsoft's plan to merge the two goes beyond sticking them in the same plastic casing. Last November, the company applied for a patent on an Xbox 360-like achievements system for watching TV.
