Canal Plus closes Xbox deal in France
FROM VARIETY: Users to access 3,000 films, 3,000 other titles
By Ian Mundell of Variety -- Video Business, 6/30/2009
JUNE 30 | FROM VARIETY: Microsoft and French paybox Canal Plus have inked a deal that give users of the Xbox 360 games console in Gaul access to a significant slice of the channel's content.The agreement advances Microsoft's international strategy for the Xbox, following a similar deal in May with BSkyB that will bring TV content to consoles in the U.K. and Ireland.
The French deal includes video-on-demand service Canalplay, which will make 3,000 films and 3,000 other titles available to Xbox Live subscribers.
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