VASI Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Developing original series for Microsoft has taken a little longer than veteran TV executive Nancy Tellem had hoped, but her first slate of shows will launch on the Xbox videogame consoles early next year. “We’re hoping we will be able to put something up in the first quarter, at minimum second quarter,” said Tellem, president of entertainment and digital for Microsoft, at Variety’s Dealmakers Breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. The shows will be available on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One through Xbox Live. “I’m incredibly ambitious and impatient,” said Tellem, who took the job to produce original content for the Xbox platform in 2012. Because of that, the time it’s taken to develop the first slate of series, including a high-profile project based around “Halo,” with Steven Spielberg producing, has been “slower,” but “reflecting on what we’ve done and what lies ahead, it’s been pretty good.” http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/microsoft-to-launch-first-original-shows-on-xbox-in-early-2014-1200953110/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 As long as they are violent, they should do pretty well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Like Red vs. Blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted December 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I see it as more work for sound mixers, boom operators and sound utilities (in US land). I don't know if will be union or nonunion, but it is another story this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacefivesound Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I got an xbox one as early as I could get my hands on one, and have used it to replace my entire media center in my living room. I am not a cable subscriber, I get my content mostly through Netflix and Hulu, plus blu rays and iTunes. I have to say, the One is very cool. It streamlines a media PC. I'm not surprised they're making original content, they no doubt will try to compete with streaming services in the future, and if the Xbox One is a sucess they'll have the perfect platform. Just remember, this is why they shouldn't be able to cut rate for "web" content! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wynne Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 This is cool, I had the opportunity to do the production sound mixing for four of the programs on Xbox fitness, which is very cool cutting edge interactive content that is good for your health. Production began about a year before the xbox one announcement. It's cool I can finally talk about it, since it was all a big secret when it was being developed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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