Sky coming to Windows Media Center?

Thanks to Media Center Show listener Mark Carline. He pointed out a very interesting thread on The Green Button about Sky and MCE. The thread reports on an article on MediaGuardian.co.uk and says that Sky is in talks with Microsoft related to pay tv service for digital terrestrial TV that would be delivered via Windows Media Center.

Most of the external focus on our plans so far has been on the plans to offer this service via a traditional set-top box, but this is not the whole story," said the BSkyB chief operating officer, Mike Darcey, speaking last week at the Institute of Economic Affairs conference on the future of broadcasting.

"Working with Microsoft and other technology partners, we are also working to make our DTT service available on future generations of the Media Centre PC, catering for the segments of the population for whom it is the PC, and not the TV, that is the natural epicentre of their entertainment world.

This looks good news for Media Center users wishing to subscribe to pay tv without having to use a Set Top Box.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,2116925,00.html

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/196057.aspx