Microsoft Movies & TV
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Microsoft Movies & TV (US only),[1][2] or Microsoft Films & TV (Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand),[3][4] previously Xbox Video and Zune Video, is a digital video service developed by Microsoft that offers full HD movies and TV shows available for rental or purchase in the Video Store as well as an app where users can watch and manage videos from their personal digital collections stored locally.[5] The service is available on all Xbox consoles beginning with Xbox 360, and all Microsoft Windows computers beginning with Windows 8.[6] Movies & TV is also accessible on the web.
Developer | Microsoft Corporation |
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Type | Television series, films |
Launch date | October 16, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-10-16) as Xbox Video |
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Website | www |
Zune Video Marketplace was released in 2006, and was replaced by Xbox Video on October 14, 2012. Renamed Movies & TV in 2015, the service now generally competes more directly with similar online video stores including iTunes Store, Google TV, Amazon Video, and Vudu.
The Microsoft Movies & TV video player app was superseded by Media Player in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The update was rolled out to Windows 10 users between January and June 2023.