In what is clearly an unbiased statement made during the promotion of the Sky Player on Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE Europe General Manager Jerry Johnson told VideoGamer.com that their console has the best games and first-person shooters, even with its moves to broaden its appeal. "I'll come back and ...

I've been planning to do this impressions post on the new Sky Player integration on the Xbox 360 all week. Unfortunately the service has been down most of the time and clearly both Sky and Microsoft were overwhelmed by the demand. I went to the launch on Tuesday and even then it was fairly ...

Microsoft and Sky have responded to the disastrous launch of Sky Player Xbox Live by blaming consumer demand. The service should have been available from this Tuesday, but was pulled after technical difficulties. In a joint statement Microsoft and Sky have today apologized for the delay, ...

This week saw the launch of Xbox 360’s long awaited Sky Player service, though not all of the channels will be available. Television X, Adult Channel and Playboy Channel, all available on Sky proper, will not be showing up on the Xbox anytime soon. Sky’s On Demand manger Griff Parry ...

"Unprecedented levels of simultaneous demand" see the service pulled. Microsoft has apologised for pulling Sky player from Xbox Live, citing "unprecedented levels of simultaneous demand". Click here to read the full article

"Demand" forced Xbox Live yank, says platform holder. Microsoft has apologised for the Sky Player debacle that saw it launched and then immediately yanked from Xbox Live. Click here to read the full article

Microsoft has again apologised for pulling Sky Player on Xbox 360, blaming “unprecedented levels of simultaneous demand” for the service’s suspension. read more

While the Xbox 360 Sky Player apparently launched in the UK yesterday as planned, things veered away from the plan almost immediately thereafter. The service was "suspended" shortly after launch, for what must be the best possible problem in Microsoft's eyes: too many subscribers. ...

While the Xbox 360 Sky Player apparently launched in the UK yesterday as planned, things veered away from the plan almost immediately thereafter. The service was "suspended" shortly after launch, for what must be the best possible problem in Microsoft's eyes: too many subscribers."Unfortunately ...

After an aborted launch on Tuesday, Sky and Xbox are hoping that they can finally allow the public onto the eagerly anticipated Sky Player for Xbox 360 24 hours later. On a day that caused both companies major embarrassment, the roll out of the VOD and streaming television service was ...

Sky Player has been pulled from Xbox 360 shortly after launch “due to an unforeseen technical issue”. The online TV service launched earlier today with 24 channels available to watch via Microsoft’s console. “The Sky Player on Xbox 360 service did successfully ...

Sky Player on Xbox has it’s release scheduled today and problems have already been reported. Reports have been received from Xbox owners who claim that they have downloaded the Sky Player software but are currently unable to access the service. Now, if there were ever going to be problems ...

Microsoft will continue to bring social tools to the Xbox, with the company suggesting that the interactivity of the newly launched Sky Player is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what innovations lie ahead. Speaking to TechRadar at the launch of Sky Player on the Xbox , Microsoft's Neil ...

CVG is reporting that the Sky player has been released for the UK. If you're already a Sky subscriber, you get 24 channels... if not, you can pay £15 a month for the "Entertainment Pack" and if you want sports, its £19 more. Quote: Sky Player has ...

It's official. In the UK, Sky has launched on Xbox LIVE and Gold members with at least 2Mb broadband and either a Sky TV or Sky Player can watch Sky One, MTV and Sky Arts, reports CVG. Those without Sky subscriptions can subscribe for £15 and for £19 for sports channels. Twenty-four ...

Sky Player has launched on Xbox Live with 24 channels available to watch via Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Xbox Live members who are subscribers to the online Sky Player service and have at least a 2MB broadband connection will be able to access channels including Sky One, MTV and Sky Arts.  ...

Sky Player on Xbox launches today, with a bundle that includes a media remote, a month of Sky Sports and a three-month Gold membership subscription available for £29.99. Sky Player has been a firm fixture in Microsoft news in the past week, with the Windows 7 launch also bringing the news that ...

Live TV and on demand catch up are here. Today sees the launch of the highly anticipated Sky Player on the Xbox 360. Bringing with it 24 of Sky's subscription channels, including MTV, Eurosport and the premium sports and movie broadcasts, and an on demand catch up service that extends to ...

Watch the service in action. A video has cropped up on YouTube appearing to show off the upcoming Sky Player on 360. The long-awaited update is due to go live sometime tomorrow in the UK. Keep an eye out for our thoughts and impressions on the service later in the week. Click here to read ...

Even though the Sky Player is headed to Xbox 360s in the UK next week (October 27 to be exact), we have yet to see any kind of demonstration of the streaming television service. TechTV101 came across what looks like some footage (after the break), given to the site by an anonymous tipster. ...