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Xbox Live Expands ABC, Disney Channel Shows & MGM Content Lineup

by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2008 @ 3:30 a.m. PST

US Xbox 360 owners will see the kick-off of a strong month of content coming from new partners like ABC (Lost, Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy), Disney Channel and MGM. The launch of Lost coincides with the show’s season premiere, with new episodes arriving on Xbox Live within 24 hours of airing on TV.

“LOST” fans looking to catch up on past episodes and find more hidden clues need look no further than Xbox 360. U. S. Xbox LIVE members will be able to start downloading TV shows from ABC Television, including “LOST,” “Ugly Betty,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey’s Anatomy” this coming month. All episodes will be available in high definition.

The launch of “LOST” coincides with the show’s season premiere today, with new episodes arriving on Xbox LIVE within 24 hours of airing on TV. Shows and TV movies from Disney Channel will be launching later this month as well, including “Hannah Montana,” “High School Musical,” “High School Musical 2” and “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” adding to the more than 700 episodes of kid-friendly content already available on the service.

This month will also mark the launch of new releases and classic library titles from MGM available for download beginning the week of February 18. Additional movies from studios such as Lionsgate, Warner Bros, Paramount and New Line will also be added to the service, including the video game documentary “King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters” about two gamers who battle for the world record score in Donkey Kong. Many films will be available in high definition.

Movies hitting Xbox LIVE this month include:

  • Mr. Brooks (MGM, available in SD and HD)
  • The complete Rocky series (MGM, available in SD and HD)
  • Films from the James Bond series (MGM, available in SD and HD)
  • The Usual Suspects (MGM, available in SD and HD)
  • 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate, available in SD and HD)
  • Saw IV (Lionsgate, available in SD and HD)
  • King of Kong (New Line, available in SD)
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Crawford (WB, available in SD and HD)
  • Michael Clayton (WB, available in SD and HD)
  • Stardust (Paramount, available in SD and HD)

The diverse list of new content means there are even more incredible entertainment choices on Xbox LIVE for everyone in the family. In fact, more than a 1/3 of all Xbox LIVE members in the U.S. have downloaded content from the Video Store. Check out the Top-10 life-to-date download lists for TV shows and movies to see what other Xbox LIVE members are watching:

Top 10 Movies:

  1. 300
  2. Beerfest
  3. Crank
  4. Superman Returns
  5. Employee of the Month
  6. Ocean's Thirteen
  7. Transformers
  8. The Departed
  9. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  10. Jackass Number Two

Top 10 TV series/shows

  1. South Park
  2. Family Guy
  3. Comedy Central Presents: Stand-Up
  4. Robot Chicken
  5. Criss Angel Mindfreak
  6. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
  7. UFC Fights
  8. Rob and Big
  9. Star Trek: Enterprise
  10. Chappelle’s Show: Uncensored

Xbox LIVE offers more than 3,600 hours of entertainment content from more than 35 networks and studios, and with more than 650 hours of high definition content, the console’s on-demand HD library is more than twice the size of the nearest cable provider.

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