Los Angeles – Saban Brands’ Power Rangers has partnered with Microsoft to feature a series of new Power Rangers avatars for sale in the Xbox LIVE store. Six Samurai suits and six Samurai helmets are now available for purchase. Additional clothing items including the Deker outfit, Pink Ranger Tee and Red Ranger Tee, as well as props such as the Spin Sword and Megazord, will be available late this year. “We’re pleased to be partnering with Microsoft to feature a series of … [Read more...] about Saban Brands’ Power Rangers avatars now on Xbox LIVE
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Across the pond
Netflix is set to launch in the UK and Ireland in early 2012. In a statement, the company said consumers have unlimited access to films for a monthly subscription, and that a wide variety of electronic devices will be compatible with the service. More detail on content and pricing would be given at a later date. The announcement of this move across the Atlantic, follows latest news of the company losing an estimated 800,000 subscribers in the US, due to a recent price increase and a new plan to … [Read more...] about Across the pond
Xbox moves beyond gaming
Microsoft has announced a slew of deals that will put TV content from 50 content providers in more than 20 countries onto its Xbox console. Subjected to geographic restrictions, these will be available to the existing 35 million users of the service. The BBC, Channel 4, Lovefilm (UK), Telefónica (Spain), Mediaset (Italy) and ZDF (Germany) join North American partners that include Bravo, Comcast, HBO Go, Verizon FiOS and Syfy in an updated version of the Xbox Live, which will launch before … [Read more...] about Xbox moves beyond gaming
