Starz Play offers about 400 monthly selections.

Comcast and Dish Network have not signed on to Starz Play but both offer the same selection of programming through their own online-video services. Pay-TV partners that offer Starz Play include DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, AT&T U-verse, Verizon FiOS, Bright House Networks, Cox Communications and Cablevision Systems. The programmer’s Play services, first launched in October 2012, are available on a range of devices including PCs, Macs, iPhone, iPad, several Android handsets, tablets and other platforms including Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD and select Google Nexus devices. The Starz app on Xbox 360 supports the console’s Kinect attachment for voice and gesture controls and navigation. At the same time, according to Starz chief revenue officer Michael Thornton, “we pledge the incredible new Xbox One is a top priority for our 2014 development plans.”

From what we're told, it's largely legal department, not technical concerns that are holding up the apps from launching, but until they hit Smart TVs everywhere you can peruse the pics in the gallery below.SEE ALSO: Microsoft Ready to Fill Xbox One Screen With Apps Upon Launchįor Starz, launching on Xbox 360 first makes sense, because that will let the programmer reach a potential audience of millions. DirecTV clearly had the best showing, but mostly because its implementation is actually shipping, and now is supported on more TVs. The Verizon FiOS beta app was very rough around the edges, but allowed for either live TV or VOD streaming via the internet. Time Warner Cable's port of TWCable TV was similarly well appointed, although it lacked the DVR tie-ins of its Panasonic counterpart we saw earlier. Despite our disappointment over the delays, Comcast's app was slick, though limited to VOD-only just like the Xbox 360. So, here we are at CES 2012 with all four lined up at the Samsung booth under the N Service banner, again. A year later, while tablet apps have launched, living room progress is limited o DirecTV's HR34 soft launch and a limited Verizon FiOS app on Xbox 360. Time Warner, Comcast, DirecTV and Verizon FiOS TV all displayed ways we could enjoy their service without a set-top box tied to our TV during CES 2011.

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