1. finally! i was hoping we'd get to hear some iptv news! im REALLY looking forward to it!

Posted at 4:10PM on Aug 11th 2007 by a ham sandwich

2. If its a BT exclusive in the UK that will be extreamly bad :(

Posted at 4:13PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Liam

3. Hey man, you guys get everything in america, its about time the uk got something, jsut something exlcusive to us.

Personally i think this is microsoft trying 2 get in europes gd books again but, its not anough, wve been done over too many times its not fair.

Posted at 4:22PM on Aug 11th 2007 by darkstar

4. I hope there's a Belgian provider that wants to make a similar deal with Microsoft.

Posted at 4:55PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Crazy Nut BE

5. The AT&T Uverse Package uses Microsoft Mediaroom services. They're wiring our neighborhood up for it right now.

One of my co-workers already has it and has nothing but good things to say about it.

The rumor about BT sounds like it might pan out. Right now on Topcoder, Microsoft and BT is hosting development competitions using the Connected Services Framework. And I saw something in there about telecom billing.

But Microsoft's already rolling out IPTV/Mediaroom based services in specific US market. I'm just hoping that down the road, they'll let us use the Xbox in conjunction with it...That would rock.

Posted at 5:03PM on Aug 11th 2007 by M. Dizzy

6. What about everyone on Virginmedia broadband? Im not gonna change brodband and phone line just to get iptv.

Posted at 5:48PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Code601

7. i already have tv on my xbox its called media center and i love it beacuse its like an HD tivo but better beacuse i still see notifications during tv shows. :)

Posted at 5:49PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Project Ekim

8. I bet this becomes the European yin to the US' yang..whereby I mean I bet we don't get IPTV in the States, but Europe does, because they don't exactly have XBL Video Marketplace.

Posted at 6:12PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Toph

9. BT!!!! I'd love to see which one will get priority over bandwidth, the 360 or their own BTVision.

Slow network, timeouts, bandwidth throttling, non-english speaking technical support.

I can't wait!

Posted at 6:15PM on Aug 11th 2007 by ~J~

10. yay iptv is on its way but if this rumour is true microsoft will have shot themselves in the foot, BT cant match up to Virgin Media for broadband and alot of people will refuse to change provider just for it

oh well i suppose for all good there must be some bad

Posted at 7:52PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Darkwun

11. i dont even know what iptv is and i really dont care.

Getting bored of game systems trying to branch out too far into media systems.

I've got a hifi for my music (or just my pc)
I've got a tv/dvd player for movies
I've got the internet for downloadable video's.

Lets concentrate on game development for consoles please?

Despite that though...BT exclusivity on anything would be a bad idea. BT is one of the least popular broadband providers and at this moment in time, the tv/internet/phone package of a gamer, is usually dictated by the quality of the internet.

Posted at 8:54PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Niyx

12. This probably means IPTV in the US will be done with specific providers instead of allowing you to use whatver IPTV service you want. I think thats unfortunate and makes IPTV less desirable to me, but maybe Im wrong and this will work better than I hope/expect?

Posted at 9:15PM on Aug 11th 2007 by h0mi

13. Most people will no use iptv because it requires you to use a fiber optic connection. It is the next step to get to the internet. Faster than broadband.Much faster. 60-100mbs

Posted at 9:27PM on Aug 11th 2007 by Dr DMoney

14. Oh you'll want to switch, because instead of 16000 feet of copper to a CO, you're running 500 feet of copper to a Fiber Switch. It's practically Fiber to the Home.

Posted at 10:56PM on Aug 11th 2007 by M. Dizzy

15. Just some constructive critiquing, so do not take this the wrong way, but reading over a lot of the comments surrounding IPTV (not just here, but just about everywhere), it is more than apparent that everyone needs to Google search the term and get a better idea of how IPTV functions and everyone currently involved globally in various IPTV initiatives, including that at least 20 partners that Microsoft currently has licensing their IPTV protocol.

It doesn't hurt to do a little research if you have questions, is all I am saying. Most people seem to have the complete incorrect idea and assumptions as to how all this works. And a little homework on everyone's part, would make for a much more intelligible discourse on the subject.

Posted at 1:09AM on Aug 12th 2007 by Invader Phlegm

16. what theme is that? that black looks cool, i want it :)

Posted at 4:16AM on Aug 12th 2007 by brabbijt

17. Holy shit, I've been waiting for this news for months, and now the announce it will be BT exclusive!

I'd rather buy a PS3 than switch service providers to them BT.

No way!

Posted at 4:33AM on Aug 12th 2007 by Majikthise

18. In theory it will be the same content as offered by the BT V box, but no longer dependent on the user having a BTHomeHub connected to BT Total Broadband.

Posted at 4:56AM on Aug 12th 2007 by mattclarkie

19. Firstly BT is providing the content and infrastructure(they have already implemented it for their own IPTV service) and almost certainly will not require you to have BT Broadband. Although BT is Microsofts recommended provider for Live. They do deals throught xbox.co.uk to get a free wifi adapter when you sign up for BT Broadband.

Secondly BT Broadband is brilliant. I have never had a problem with it or its equipment. Orange/Wannadoo/Freeserve on the other hand were terribly unreliable. Tiscalli I have also heard very bad things about. And we all know that Virgin is going Belly-up.

Posted at 5:05AM on Aug 12th 2007 by mattclarkie

20. They have been cross promoting the BT Total Broadband package now for sometime. Ironicly the router used it the no.1 cause for people not being able to connect to game lobbies in LIVE.

I intending on leaving BT once my contract is up. The service is poor and the customer service even worse. This would not make me stay with them.

Posted at 6:22AM on Aug 12th 2007 by ophiuchus