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gamesindustry.biz - 30 days ago
News: Microsoft blames "unprecedented demand" for Sky Player problems
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Microsoft and Sky have said that consumers demand is to blame for the service being pulled from Xbox Live on the same day it launched. The companies apologised for the delay, and intend to roll-out the movie and TV viewing service ...
"Unprecedented demand" led to Microsoft pulling its Xbox 360 Sky Player
t3.com - 24 days ago
"Unprecedented demand" led to Microsoft pulling its Xbox 360 Sky Player
— t3.com — Microsoft apologises for not getting enough computers ready at its end to cope with streaming telly launch... Microsoft's long-awaited Sky Player for Xbox 360 , which lets users stream live Sky TV via the web to an Xbox 360 console, was launched and ... (more) "Unprecedented demand" led to Microsoft pulling its Xbox ...

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theinquirer.net - 10/28/2009
Microsoft pulls the xbox 360 sky player
— theinquirer.net — MICROSOFT HAS QUICKLY pulled Sky Player support from the Xbox 360, which launched yesterday with a lot... of publicity, most of it positive. A statement on the UK Xbox support site reads, "The Sky Player on Xbox 360 service did successfully launch early ... (more) Microsoft pulls the xbox 360 sky player

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Microsoft removes Sky on Xbox Live
digitalspy.co.uk - 10/27/2009
Microsoft removes Sky on Xbox Live
— digitalspy.co.uk — Microsoft has said that it is "investigating" the technical problems delaying the launch of Sky Player on... Xbox Live. Offering live and on-demand content, the service was initially scheduled to go live at 10am this morning. However, there have been ... (more) Microsoft removes Sky on Xbox Live

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"Unprecedented demand" led to Microsoft pulling its Xbox 360 Sky Player
T3.com News — ... it the most comprehensive web-based on-demand service. So watch this space and stay tuned as we continue to update and make the service live to everyone. Sorry about the delay!   Keen readers will notice there's no particular date mentioned for the relaunch, with Microsoft instead promising a more subdued gradual roll-out next time to avoid this sort of shambolic scenario arising again.   Link: Xbox UK (Via GI.biz)

"Unprecedented demand" led to Microsoft pulling its Xbox 360 Sky Player
T3.com All — ... Sky Player offers thousands of hours of on-demand programmes, making it the most comprehensive web-based on-demand service. So watch this space and stay tuned as we continue to update and make the service live to everyone. Sorry about the delay! Keen readers will notice there's no particular date mentioned for the relaunch, with Microsoft instead promising a more subdued gradual roll-out next time to avoid this sort of shambolic scenario arising again. Link: Xbox UK (Via GI.biz ) Related links: [image]

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