So we’re in the process of selling Microsoft Mediaroom to Ericsson.
Microsoft Mediaroom is an array of technologies – not just one – it incorporates IPTV, console software & designs, & back-end server technology to deliver an end-to-end content delivery experience from provider to consumer. In other words, it’s the set-top box, the datacenter technology that streams TV shows/movies, and the protocols used over TCP/IP.
This was something of a surprise to me… until I read these rumors, and it suddenly, if any of this is true, things became clearer:
- http://www.neowin.net/news/next-gen-xbox-will-reportedly-work-with-tv-boxes-to-let-console-control-services
- http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/04/report-next-gen-xbox-controls-tvs-and-set-top-boxes-with-kinect/
- http://bgr.com/2013/04/10/microsoft-xbox-720-set-top-box-428920/
Official coverage:
- Ericsson to acquire Microsoft Mediaroom
http://www.ericsson.com/news/1691160 - Mediaroom and Our TV Journey
http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx
Other Coverage:
- The Next Web: Microsoft sells Mediaroom IPTV business to Ericsson to focus 100% on Xbox
- eWeek: Ericsson Acquires Microsoft Mediaroom in IPTV Grab
- Engadget: Microsoft agrees to sell Mediaroom to Ericsson, goes all-in on Xbox
- USA Today: Q&A: Why Ericsson snagged Microsoft’s Mediaroom
- CNET: Microsoft to sell Mediaroom IPTV business to Ericsson
- TechCrunch: Microsoft To Sell IPTV Mediaroom Division To Ericsson, Will refocus TV efforts on Xbox
- PC Magazine: Microsoft Sells Mediaroom to Focus on Xbox
- Joystiq: Microsoft sells Mediaroom to Ericsson, pulls focus to Xbox TV …
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