CANAL+ content to be available on the Xbox 360

Users will be offered a more interactive and personalized experience, thanks to KINECT's motion and voice control technology


The very best of CANAL+ premium content is making the leap from the small screen to a whole range of devices. The move forms part of the TV channel's strategy aimed at making it a leading player in the digital entertainment market. CANAL+, Spain's leading provider of premium audiovisual entertainment content and state-of-the art services, and MICROSOFT, the world leader in the development of software, services and digital solutions, have signed an agreement that will allow CANAL+ viewers to enjoy all CANAL + Premium content to which they have subscribed through the Xbox 360 games console. The agreement, which is committed to providing easy access to quality content using the latest technology, is part of the digital transformation process initiated this year by PRISA TV.

The Xbox LIVE service and Kinect, the motion and voice control technology, will greatly improve the user experience of CANAL+ customers, who'll be able to enjoy content in ways that are more interactive and easier to use. Through Kinect, users can quickly find the content they want to watch, in a more social and personalized user environment.

The implementation of this agreement will take place over several phases. In the first stage, CANAL + subscribers who have Xbox Gold Membership will have access to top CANAL + content, through the Xbox LIVE entertainment service. They can thus receive the live signal from CANAL+1, CANAL+ Fútbol, CANAL+ Deportes, CANAL+ Golf and 40TV,, allowing them to enjoy at no extra cost the most popular sports content such as the Liga (Spanish First Division), Liga Adelante (Second Division), the Copa del Rey, English Premier League, Calcio, the Europa League, the Australia Open Tennis, U.S. Open and the prestigious Wimbledon tournament, Six Nations rugby, the four Grand Slams, Diamond League athletics, the best handball league in the world (Asobal League), among other major events. Flagship programs such as Informe Robinson, Fiebre Maldini and El Día Después, as well as all the best music content from 40TV, will also be among the highlights available as part of the digital entertainment offer via the Xbox.

Subsequent phases will allow XBOX Gold members to access other CANAL + content.