Xbox Live Adding 40 More Apps by Spring, Starting This Week
posted Sunday Dec 16, 2012 by Nicholas DiMeo
Just last week, we saw the end of the last batch of apps that were added to the Xbox 360. Naturally, that means it's time to announce a new lineup of media partners and content that will be added to the platform. It was announced that Xbox Live will feature 40 new global entertainment partners, including some that have already showed up on consoles everywhere.
We also learned that the time frame for this set will be between now and the spring of 2013. At least they're giving the launch dates some time, unlike the botched launch of three from the past list of apps.
Here's what's on the docket until spring:
- All3M (United Kingdom, United States)
- Ameba TV (Canada, United States)
- ARTE (Germany, France)
- Azteca (Mexico)
- Canalplay Infinity (France)
- CBC's Hockey Night (Canada)
- CrunchyRoll (Majority of LIVE Regions)
- Deezer (Majority of LIVE Regions)
- Eredivisie Live (Netherlands)
- Fightbox (Austria, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom)
- Flixster (United States)
- GameTrailers (Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States)
- Globosat Muu (Brazil)
- Gulli Replay (France)
- HBO Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
- IndieFlix (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States)
- Livesport.tv (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom)
- Machinima (Majority of LIVE Regions)
- Maxim (United States)
- MTV (United States)
- MyTF1 (France)
- MyTF1VOD (France)
- Napster (Germany, United Kingdom)
- Pathe Thuis (Netherlands)
- PBS (United States)
- PopcornFlix (United States)
- Rai TV (Italy)
- Sainsbury (United Kingdom)
- Saraiva (Brazil)
- SBS (Netherlands)
- SF Anytime (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
- Slacker Radio (Canada, United States)
- SPORT1 (Austria, Germany)
- The CW Network (United States)
- Televisa (Mexico)
- TV3 (Spain)
- Viaplay (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
- Vidéo à la Demande d'Orange (France)
- Vimeo (United States)
- VIVO Play (Brazil)
- Zattoo (Germany)
- Ziggo (Netherlands)
Out of that list, we saw more than a handful of apps go live this week as well. Here's the rundown.
ARTE (Germany, France)
With the ARTE app on Xbox LIVE, you can watch an exciting mix of content from the Cultural TV station including documentaries, concerts and movies.
CinemaNow (Expanding to Canada)
CinemaNow is an Authenticated Video on Demand (AVOD) application providing customers with access to TV and Movie content previously purchased on CinemaNow.com.
CNET (United States, Canada)
CNET offers all the product reviews, technology shows and event coverage you love, now on Xbox LIVE. CNET helps you use technology to enhance and enrich your life. From specially curated content to advice, it's everything you need to buy and get the most out of tech that's right for you. Get the best in technology, right where you want it.
Karaoke (All LIVE regions, excluding Japan and United Arab Emirates)
Karaoke provides access to more than 8,000 songs from the latest hits to the oldies but goodies, available on Xbox LIVE. Your avatar will go on stage and sing with a full complement of stage props and back band. Use SmartGlass to play/stop/pause, browse the database and lyrics or to add songs to the playlist. Songs don't require any download and will playback immediately via streaming for a robust karaoke experience.
Maxim (United States)
Maxim delivers what guys want - beautiful women, cool gear and funny videos - to Xbox 360! From behind-the-scenes of Maxim's sexiest photo shoots to hilarious comedy originals to high-octane sports, it's the #1 destination for couch-bound men looking for a good time.
Napster (Germany, United Kingdom)
With your Xbox and Napster Unlimited plus Mobile, you can play millions of songs instantly. Listen to millions of songs in various genres, play as much as you want, enjoy hours of expertly programmed music. Discover new releases, charts and much more.
SkyDrive (All LIVE regions)
SkyDrive is the place to store your files so you can access them from virtually any device. With SkyDrive for Xbox, you can easily view your photos and videos on your TV. You can also play slideshows and view photos and videos shared with you. For more information, visit the Inside SkyDrive blog.
SPORT1 (Austria, Germany)
Enter the world of sports through your Xbox. The SPORT1 app provides Video-Sport-News, Livescores, Livestreams of popular sport events and access to Pay-TV Sports channel SPORT1+.
VEVO (Expanding to Spain, Italy & France)
With over 45,000 videos by 11,000 artists, VEVO is the world's leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform. Stream live concerts, watch exclusive programming and queue up all your favorite videos. VEVO is available in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. The VEVO app for Xbox includes high-quality on demand music videos free to the user and allows social interactions between fans, VEVO, and users.
Zattoo (Germany)
The Zattoo app gives you access to free Live TV across 55 channels and an Electronic Program Guide. HiQ accounts feature quick, ad-free channel switches and higher quality streams (including HD), starting at 3.75 EUR per month. Additional premium TV channels, including Sports, Documentary, Kids, Music channels, and International packages are also available.
Have you used any of the apps already? Are there any on the list that you're excited for? For me, I'm already using the SkyDrive app, as I use it on almost every one of my PCs and laptops already. I also love the fact that the app as actually created from scratch by a team of six Microsoft interns, who created this complete piece of software over the summer, which was then handed off to Microsoft devs to touch up. Impressive. Anyway, we'll keep you posted as to what apps launch and when, and like I mentioned, we'll update everyone if we have another Manga mishap.