Verizon to Bring FiOS TV to Xbox

NEW YORK: A new collaboration between Verizon and Microsoft will enable FiOS TV customers to receive a selection of live channels through the Xbox 360 entertainment system.

Customers who are Xbox LIVE Gold members and who subscribe to FiOS TV and Internet service will be able to watch live channels through their game consoles. They can also integrate their TV experience with voice and gesture commands through Kinect and Xbox 360.

"Joining forces with Microsoft and Xbox, we are breaking the boundaries between TV and gaming, and furthering the borderless lifestyle Verizon customers enjoy with our new offers and services," said Eric Bruno, the VP of consumer and mass business product management for Verizon. "We are putting the controls in our customers’ hands, and giving them the ability to watch TV on another dynamic device that they can control with voice and gesture commands.

"Whether it’s your Xbox, your mobile device, your PC or your traditional television, Verizon will continue to deliver the programming consumers want, where, where and how they want it," he added.