Microsoft Focuses On Xbox With Mediaroom IPTV Sale To Ericsson

Microsoft Focuses On Xbox With Mediaroom IPTV Sale To Ericsson

It looks as though Microsoft will be betting big on its Xbox division to hopefully take over the living room of millions around the world as the company announced it will be selling its Mediaroom IPTV business to Ericsson.

Microsoft called the acquisition of its Mediaroom IPTV business to Ericsson as “mutually beneficial and strategically aligned for both parties”. The purchase will make Ericsson the leading provider of IPTV as the service is said to power 22 million set-top-boxes within 11 million subscriber households. The deal also allows Microsoft to fully focus on its consumer TV strategy with its Xbox division. (more…)

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Microsoft agrees to sell Mediaroom to Ericsson, goes all-in on Xbox

Microsoft reportedly selling its MediaRoom IPTV unit to Ericsson

A fortnight after rumors surfaced hinting that Ericsson was lobbying to buy Microsoft’s Mediaroom IPTV unit, both companies have announced that a deal has been signed. Microsoft VP Yusuf Medhi blogged that as the Xbox has become the heart of Redmond’s home entertainment strategy, Mediaroom has become a resource-hogging distraction. The Mountain View-based IPTV outfit powers AT&T’s U-Verse as well as similar VOD services from companies like Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica, and will be folded into Ericsson’s Business Support Solutions outfit. The deal’s expected to close in the second half of the year, with neither company talking about how much the sale cost.

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Microsoft posts job listing for Cloud TV engineers, promises ‘ambitious new project’

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Companies might want to keep covert projects top-secret, but the more mundane aspects of business life often seem to get in the way. Take this Microsoft job listing, for example, which reveals that the company is recruiting engineers to work on a new Cloud TV platform. The Mountain View-based team will work under Redmond’s Mediaroom business, which already powers IPTV services like AT&T’s U-Verse. Personally, we’re hoping it’s the genesis of a Steve Ballmer-fronted reality show.

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Motorola launches 10 new set-top boxes at IBC 2012

Motorola launches 10 new set-top boxes at IBC 2012

Motorola may have held a fancy event for the launch of its 2012 RAZR line up, but it’s saved the unveiling of its new raft of set-top boxes for the IBC show floor. No fewer than 10 models running Moto’s KreaTV OS are on display at the event, possibly putting a dampener on rumors of Google selling the business off. Four of the set-tops are earmarked for IPTV services, with the different options accounting for variations in storage capacity and processing power. An additional four bear the Microsoft Mediaroom branding, and are distinguished by their differences in HDD capacity, wireless performance and feature set. Two cable boxes round out the selection, offering cost-effective simplicity and DVR capability, respectively. If you’d like more info on the ins and outs of each model, check out the PR below for the family newsletter.

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