Foxtel On Xbox Goes National
- Must subscribe to both Xbox Live and Foxtel
- Will have eight dedicated Olympic channels
- BigPond customers not charged data when watching video content
Foxtel on Xbox 360 lets subscribers view over 30 Foxtel channels on its live streaming television service,and is now avialable throughout regional Australia as well as its traditional metropolitan reach.
Foxtel on Xbox 360 provides Foxtel content without lock-in contracts or installation and allows customers to tailor their service with the choice of four channel packages on top of the Get Started pack.
In addition to these packages, Foxtel on Xbox 360 customers can sign up for the London 2012 Olympic Games channels to watch eight dedicated London 2012 channels including every Gold Medal Live starting from July 25, 2012.
Regional customers can download the Foxtel on Xbox 360 App from July 2, 2012, and register online. Users must subscribe to both the Xbox Live service and the Foxtel on Xbox 360 service. An Xbox Live Gold subscription is required for all live TV packages. Customers require a high-speed Internet connection (2mbps or greater).
Foxtelon Xbox 360 is also available with voice and gesture control using the Kinect sensor. Telstra BigPond broadband customers are not charged for any data when watching video content on Foxtel on Xbox 360.
Choose the amount of data used when watching live streamed TV by selecting the “Change Quality” option when watching a channel, and pick from the High, Medium or Low settings. The download file size of Catch Up TV and On Demand movies or TV episodes varies depending on the duration of the title selected, and this information is clearly communicated onscreen prior to viewing on Foxtel on Xbox 360.