RTE Digital have announced they are partnering up with Xbox 360 to give Xbox 360 users the chance to access to RTE Player.
So if you have an Xbox 360 and a telly you can now avail of Ireland's most successful catch-up and on-demand service. Speaking about the new partnership, Muirne Laffan, Managing Director of RTE Digital said, 'Making RTE Player available on Xbox 360 extends the value of RTE's content, as well as potentially reaching and serving new audiences, Not only does it give audiences more choice on how they watch and listen to great RTE content, but it also brings RTE Player to a whole new experiential level using Kinect for Xbox 360; which will allow users to navigate the app using their gestures and voice. This partnership with Xbox means that RTÉ Player is now available on seven platforms, offering audiences more choice and flexibility than ever before.' Sounds pretty cool if we do say so ourselves.
Shirley Finnerty, Xbox Category Lead for Microsoft added. 'We're seeing usage of entertainment apps on Xbox Live increase significantly and in 2012 the amount of TV and entertainment offerings on Xbox 360 almost tripled worldwide. Xbox has seen amazing success in Ireland over the past few years and we're delighted to welcome RTE to Xbox Live and give users access to country's most popular video-on-demand service.'
RTE Player for Xbox 360 will be available to Xbox Live Gold members in Ireland, giving members access to a great line-up of TV programmes including: Damo & Ivor, Up for the Match, Home and Away, Neighbours, Eastenders, The Secret Millionaire, and For One Night Only. Some popular titles coming to the service soon include Republic of Telly, Homeland and New Girl.