Sky TV for Xbox 360 in the UK

Source: http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029441,49302415-1,00.htm

According to this post over at Cnet.co.uk it looks like Sky, a subscription-based digital television network in the UK, is going to give access to its content through Xbox Live. Directly on the dashboard will be TV listings, the option for Live TV and some non-live content as well as the ability to invite your friends (assuming they also have access to that particuler peice of content) to watch live with you, Avatars in tow:

So what do you guys think, at least UK people? You interested or couldent care less?

So, let me get this right. You are going to watch Tv, through your xbox on a tv?

I would rather just go to a friends house to watch it, that way we can have a few beers and watch the game or whatever.

If that's how it looks and doesn't full screen I'll pass, but if it does, I'll sign up, as I'm a student I'm bouncing around in accommodation every year if I get Sky on my xbox it would be awesome.

I would love that. I have Sky in my living room but not in my bedroom. That would be great!

Now that is a point I hadent considered. None of the pictures in the source article, or any others ive seen, show a "full screen" picture, the only picture that has an actual "show" in it is the above one which is showing football. Im not sure whether thats to accomidate the avatars (and there emoticons) and background or whether the rest of the videos will have the option of playing video in full screen or 1:1. Im not sure if there delivering the HD channels but most of it at least will definately be SD so that would mean a small picture (on an HD TV) so perhaps they didnt want to show a full screen picture since it "wouldent show the service in its full capacity" or something.

Either way im in, I still play a megadrive on a 1080p HD TV happily.

i'm interested to see how this service is being paid for. is it on top of your usual sky fee or is it included? anyone know?

Yeah, like seraphim, I'm waiting to see how they are going to charge for this.

Wow. This looks great.

Great idea, but I already have a subscription to Sky, so don't need this.

I think it will be useful for families who have a sky subscription, only one box and want to let their kids to watch sky

The pricing is something hasent been decided according to what I can gather. But assuming you still get the ardverts then it dosent really seem like they will cost them more money than broadcasting to a sky box, then again you pay £10 a month for Sky Multiroom (a second box somewhere else in your house with the same channels as your first). Looks like we will have to wait and see

As for full screen, no one seems to know. The one screenshot shows a border around it (the picture in the OP) but it would make sense since every other video, including as far as I know the streaming Inside Xbox-type videos, lets you click to view in diffrent modes. 

I thought it stated in the press release that this service would be the same as the existing online service from Sky, which lets existing subscribers watch the channels from the Sky website at no charge. 

This just seems pointless as I already have a sky subscription. It could be good for people who don't and still want to see their channels.

Interesting

and Sky is owned by the same person as FOX in the US. Maybe something happening over there too ?