Xbox Live Video Marketplace Gets New Content

Microsoft announced today it has signed two new partners for the Xbox Live Video Marketplace. TNA Wrestling and The Weinstein Company will offer pay-per-view content and new movies. Below is the press release with some of the new video content that will be available starting this week.
Step into the ring with TNA wrestling stars and an Academy Award® Winner from The Weinstein Company only on Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace

If variety is the spice of life then consider Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace HOT! The best keeps getting better with a little bit of something for everyone on Xbox LIVE, and this week even more great content is available thanks to two new partners: TNA Wrestling and The Weinstein Company.

Watch some of the best wrestling has to offer with 13 unforgettable, body-slammin,’ bone-crunchin’ matches from TNA Wrestling, which includes every 2008 pay-per-view event including “Lockdown,” “Slammiversary,” “Bound For Glory,” and “Destination X.”

Tantalizing new movies are also available, beginning with the Academy Award® winning film “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and the comedic cult-favorite “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.” These are just the first two titles coming from The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films, a new Xbox LIVE content partner that will release more than 15 additional titles on Video Marketplace soon, including “Extreme Movie,” “Fanboys,” and “Janky Promoters.”

Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace has a history of providing the best entertainment has to offer and the LIVE community has devoured it. More than 42 million pieces of entertainment content from Video Marketplace have been downloaded to-date, and since the New Xbox Experience update four months ago, the pace of downloads has doubled! This is proof positive that the new dashboard design makes it easier for people to discover all the fun and entertainment of Xbox 360.

No matter your entertainment choice, whether it’s in the ring, on the red carpet or somewhere in between, there are more than 17,000 movies, TV shows and music videos available on Video Marketplace, in addition to the Netflix instant watch library of 12,000 titles – making Xbox LIVE the premier source of video entertainment in your living room.


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