Microsoft Sells Mediaroom, Dedicating all TV Resources to Xbox

<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blogs&period;technet&period;com&sol;b&sol;microsoft&lowbar;blog&sol;archive&sol;2013&sol;04&sol;08&sol;mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey&period;aspx">Microsoft has announced<&sol;a> the sale of their <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"IPTV" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;IPTV" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"wikipedia noopener noreferrer">IPTV<&sol;a> platform&comma; <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Microsoft Mediaroom" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;microsoft&period;com&sol;mediaroom" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"homepage noopener noreferrer">Mediaroom<&sol;a>&comma; to <a class&equals;"zem&lowbar;slink" title&equals;"Ericsson" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ericsson&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"homepage noopener noreferrer">Ericsson<&sol;a> with the goal of focusing all their TV resources and assets on the Xbox&period; According to both companies&comma; the sale of Mediaroom is a good thing for both parties&comma; with Ericsson aiming to invest more into the platform and Microsoft hoping to make the Xbox the &&num;8216&semi;premium entertainment service that delivers all the games and entertainment consumers want&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;It is not a mission that we can achieve alone&period; We want to partner with the industry to deliver the next wave of innovation in games and consumer entertainment&period; We will partner with content creators&comma; studios&comma; labels&comma; networks&comma; content aggregators&comma; operators and distributors to make this happen&period; We believe the future of home entertainment is one where TV becomes more simple&comma; tailored and intelligent&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our vision and energy for the future of entertainment is more focused than ever&period; Stay tuned&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrace;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blogs&period;technet&period;com&sol;b&sol;microsoft&lowbar;blog&sol;archive&sol;2013&sol;04&sol;08&sol;mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey&period;aspx">Technet &&num;8211&semi; The Official Microsoft Blog<&sol;a>&rcub;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;ac3aea48-bc1a-4ee1-b296-0b4a61ebde17" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;