Vodafone Casa TV now available on Xbox 360

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Vodafone Portugal today launched Vodafone Casa TV for Xbox 360, bringing together all the content and functionality of its Casa TV service with the gaming and entertainment functionality of Xbox 360.

Casa TV for Xbox 360 gives customers access all their live Casa TV channels and on-demand programming via their Xbox 360. Customers will also be able access recorded shows stored on their set-top box and set recordings via their Xbox 360 console. They will even be able to start watching a recorded TV show in one room, pause the action and finish watching on another TV connected to their Xbox 360.

Casa TV for Xbox 360 also integrates with Xbox LIVE enabling users to have a live voice chat with one of their Xbox LIVE buddies while watching TV, or receive an invitation to play a game while watching a television show, accept the invitation, and launch into the Xbox game.

The service will be available to new and existing Vodafone Casa TV subscribers. Customers will be able to choose to get an Xbox 360 as part of their subscription package or install the Casa TV software on an existing Xbox 360 console. The software is available for a stand-alone price of €9.90.

Vodafone Casa TV, which was launched in July 2009, offers over 100 television channels, including all the most popular channels and favourite premium channels in Portugal. It also offers an extensive on-demand library with Videoclub offering hundreds of films from the leading studios and independent producers, including box office hits and films in High Definition (HD), as well as a catch-up TV service, ‘Passou na TV’.

The Vodafone Casa TV service is based on Microsoft Mediaroom and was implemented and customised for Vodafone Portugal by Alcatel-Lucent.

Ted Malone, senior director of product management in the TV, Video & Music business at Microsoft comments, “We’re pleased to be partnering with Vodafone to offer Microsoft Mediaroom for Xbox 360 to their Casa TV subscribers.  Casa TV for Xbox 360 will allow consumers to use their Xbox 360 as both a fully-functional Xbox 360 gaming console and a high definition digital set-top box.  In a highly competitive market, delivering a branded TV experience to the screens and devices consumers use the most gives our Mediaroom customers a real competitive advantage.”

For more information about Casa TV visit https://www.vodafone.pt/main/Particulares/vodafonecasa/IPTV/

by Scott Rowe