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Xbox to Feature Streaming ESPN – Impact on Cable Providers

The NY Times is reporting that Microsoft is trying to expand the entertainment value of it's Xbox 360 console by offering streaming media such as live sporting events and movies. Microsoft is currently in negotiations with the Walt Disney Company (parent company of ABC & ESPN) to provide a per-subscriber fee for live sporting event streams similar to the ESPN 360 service offered to broadband users. Xbox Live users can already (for a monthly fee) get NetFlix movies streaming through their...