Last November, BigPond broadband customers were already reporting that the Foxtel on Xbox service was coming up as unmetered content on their broadband bills, but today the PayTV provider officially announced the unmetered deal. It also announced six new channels coming to your Xbox, courtesy of BigPond TV.
According to a couple of tipsters and some users on the Whirlpool forums, Foxtel on Xbox is coming up as unmetered content for BigPond users. This is a huge win.
While most of us are sitting back, waiting for the Foxtel on Xbox service to go live, some people have been given access to the Beta. And one of those people at least had the good sense to post a video of their experience to YouTube so we can all see what we’re waiting for. And from the clip, it has to be said that the service looks pretty darned good.
Last night Microsoft rolled out their annual update to the Xbox UI, and on top of including things like download-to-own Zune movies, some readers are reporting that they’ve got access to the new Foxtel on Xbox service. Have you got it?
Foxtel has just announced the pricing and availability of their Xbox 360 offering. Are you ready for Pay IPTV?