Time Warner Cable App Comes to Xbox 360

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable is delivering the TWC TV app to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, delivering hundreds of live channels to viewers.

Thanks to a deal with Microsoft, Time Warner Cable video subscribers who are also Xbox Live Gold members can watch up to 300 live channels through their Xbox 360 with the new app. The application will be available in the coming months to download at no additional cost. Viewers can simply download and start to watch instantly.

“We are thrilled to partner with Microsoft in expanding the many ways our customers already connect to the content they love through TWC TV,” said Mike Angus, the senior VP and general manager for video at Time Warner Cable. “We look forward to introducing TWC TV to Xbox 360 and providing customers with this new viewing experience within the home. We are very excited about Microsoft’s vision for entertainment and the vast possibilities Xbox offers.”

“TWC TV is a significant addition to Xbox 360, bringing our customers their favorite entertainment in one place—enhanced TV experience, games, movies, music, sports and entertainment apps,” added Blair Westlake, corporate VP for the media and entertainment group at Microsoft. “Our partnership with TWC enhances all that is available on Xbox 360 today, which will we continue expand. We’re thrilled to offer TWC TV to U.S. Xbox Live members and Time Warner Cable subscribers.”