Xbox Live bolsters its TV offerings this holiday with a huge collection of partners!

We were all left quite mystified at this years E3 when Microsoft discussed its plans for TV content on Xbox Live. Leaving out a lot of key details at the time, it looks like they are ready to show us what they will be offering up later this year.

Major Nelson just revealed the GIANT list of partners that will be delivering content for the system. While we do have a screenshot to look at, there are still some questions, mostly revolving around how the content will be accessed, and it’s currently unclear if each partner will have their own application ala BBC iPlayer and LoveFILM on the PS3, or if there will be one central portal to access the content!

No matter the answer, there’s a lot to look forward to, with close to 40 TV and entertainment providers heading to the system. Another handy feature is the Kinect integration, allowing you to search and control your viewing without a controller.

Worth noting is of course the fact that you will need a Gold account to access the content, though extra charges may or may not be present!

Entertainment Partners on Xbox 360 (Existing and New)

•    ABC iView – Australia
•    AlloCiné – France, Germany, Spain, U.K.  
•    Antena 3 – Spain
•    Astral Media’s Disney XD – Canada
•    AT&T** – U.S.
•    BBC – U.K. 
•    blinkbox – U.K. 
•    Bravo – U.S.
•    BSkyB** – U.K. 
•    Canal+* – France, Spain
•    Channel 4 – U.K. 
•    Channel 5 – U.K. 
•    CinemaNow (Best Buy) – U.S.
•    Comcast – U.S.
•    Crackle – Australia, Canada, U.K., U.S. 
•    Dailymotion – Available in 32 markets
•    EPIX – U.S.
•    ESPN** – U.S.
•    Facebook** – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE markets 
•    FOXTEL** – Australia
•    GolTV – Spain
•    HBO GO – U.S.
•    Hulu – Japan
•    Hulu +**– U.S.
•    iHeartRadio (Clear Channel) – U.S.
•    Last.fm** – U.K., U.S. 
•    LOVEFiLM – Germany, U.K.  
•    Manga Entertainment – U.S.
•    Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment/Real Sports – Canada
•    MediaSet – Italy
•    MSN with MSNBC.com – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, U.K. 
•    MUZU.TV – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, U.K. 
•    Netflix**– Canada, U.S.
•    Rogers On Demand Online (RODO) – Canada
•    RTVE – Spain
•    SBS On Demand – Australia
•    Syfy – U.S.
•    Telefonica – Spain
•    Televisa – Mexico
•    “The Today Show” – U.S.
•    TELUS** – Canada
•    TMZ – U.S.
•    Twitter** – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE markets 
•    UFC – Canada, U.S.
•    Verizon – U.S.
•    VEVO – Canada, U.K., U.S. 
•    VimpelCom** – Russia
•    Vodafone Portugal** – Portugal
•    YouTube – Available in 22 markets
•    ZDF – Germany
•    Zune** – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain

* Xbox LIVE Gold membership and/or other subscriptions/fees required. Kinect functionality varies by feature, provider and region.
** Denotes existing partners on Xbox LIVE available today.

Don Mattrick (President of the Interative Entertainment Business at Microsoft) said:

“Today’s announcement is a major step toward realising our vision to bring you all the entertainment you want, shared with the people you care about, made easy. Combining the world’s leading TV and entertainment providers with the power of Kinect for Xbox 360* and the intelligence of Bing voice search will make TV and entertainment more personal, social and effortless.”

Look for the Xbox Live TV service to launch this winter along with the new Dashboard update for the Xbox 360.