Now that xbox one has been updated (Search Xbox one October update) to include, within their oneguide, channels from apps, will the Now TV app be updated to make the most of this functionality?
Instead of opening the Now TV app, it would be brilliant to see the live channels within the xbox oneguide's channel list, and to be able to select the channel using the kinects speech functionality. For example, "Xbox, watch sky one", and the channel is presented without opening Now TV.
Competing companys, like amazon and netflix, include a channel list to promote newly added content. This would also be perfect to promote your movies package, and don't forget about upcoming sporting events.
The following paragraph has been taken from xbox's release notes.
Internet TV Apps – Apps with live TV channels can now include their TV listings within OneGuide. In addition, other Xbox TV features such as channel changing using speech and Miniguide will work with these apps. These features are enabled automatically the first time you sign into a supported app. The first app to support this feature will be Zattoo with an upcoming content update for their app. The Zattoo app is available in Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Denmark.
Food for thought...
Thank you for listening
Wayne
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