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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Xbox_Games_Store/aA64Nsp3">Xbox Live Marketplace</a>'s original video store was replaced by <a href="/facts/Zune_Marketplace/JvylxoBy">Zune Marketplace</a> on September 15, 2009.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>At <a href="/facts/E3_2009/lzAhxgdT">E3 2009</a>, Microsoft announced their <a href="/facts/1080p/Hs7cm6Mv">1080p</a> <a href="/facts/Streaming_media/4rPhSq0Y">streaming</a> video service, which allows users to stream video over an internet connection.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> This technology is a key part of Xbox Video for their video streaming service. </p><p>With the announcement of Xbox Music services which would replace the Zune Marketplace music service, speculation arose about "Xbox Video", a potential service that would offer movies and television series, because the term "music" in the name of the service gave the impression that Xbox Music will offer strictly music, thus excluding films and television series. </p><p>With the launch of <a href="/facts/Windows_10/be9IHehJ">Windows 10</a>, Xbox Video appears under the name of <i>Film & TV</i> in the apps, with the shopping for the content merged into the <a href="/facts/Windows_Store/tnnWFhAF">Windows Store</a> as a whole as part of Microsoft's <i>universal apps</i> initiative.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> However the name and branding of <i>Xbox Video</i> remains active on all the previous platforms and the official website.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p><p>On September 17, 2015, with a system update for the <a href="/facts/Xbox_360/dYlE3mL5">Xbox 360</a>, the name of the app changed to reflect the new branding.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> The <a href="/facts/Xbox_One/Nom1XYbe">Xbox One</a> app had also changed in a previous update. </p><p>After previously being linked with <a href="/facts/Movies_Anywhere/d8lCbhPM">Movies Anywhere</a> in the past, Microsoft Movies & TV announced that they would be rejoining the service on August 6, 2018.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p><p>On August 17, 2023, Microsoft announced that the Microsoft Movies & TV app on Xbox 360 will no longer function as of July 29, 2024.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> After July 29, 2024, the app fails to connect and returns error code 80C90010. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Groove_Music/Y6klPVjX">Groove Music</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows_Media_Player/k6xxSATq">Windows Media Player</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows_Media_Player_(2022)/dh3WtSVl">Media Player (2022)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/movies-and-tv">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9WZDNCRFJ3P2">Microsoft Movies & TV app</a> on <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Store/tnnWFhAF">Microsoft Store</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Microsoft Movies & TV", Microsoft. Retrieved August 1, 2015. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/movies-and-tv" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/movies-and-tv</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Movies & TV" – Microsoft Store. Retrieved August 15, 2015. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/store/apps/film-tv/9wzdncrfj3p2" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/store/apps/film-tv/9wzdncrfj3p2</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Microsoft Films & TV", Microsoft. Retrieved August 15, 2015. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-GB/movies-and-tv" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-GB/movies-and-tv</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Films & TV" – Microsoft. Retrieved October 28, 2015. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-GB/store/apps/film-tv/9wzdncrfj3p2" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-GB/store/apps/film-tv/9wzdncrfj3p2</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Your movies, microsoft.com. Retrieved August 15, 2015. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/movies-and-tv/mylibrary" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/movies-and-tv/mylibrary</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Makuch, Eddie (September 9, 2013). "Xbox Music app hits iOS, Android". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 30, 2014. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-music-app-hits-ios-android/1100-6414199/" target="_blank">http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-music-app-hits-ios-android/1100-6414199/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Wingfield, Nick (June 4, 2012). "R.I.P. Zune". The New York Times Bits Blog. The New York Times Company. Retrieved December 19, 2012. <a href="https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/r-i-p-zune/" target="_blank">https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/r-i-p-zune/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Simpson, John (June 1, 2009). "Xbox gets 1080p video service". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved September 28, 2013. <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/xbox-live-gets-live-tv-streaming-netflix-browsing/" target="_blank">https://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/xbox-live-gets-live-tv-streaming-netflix-browsing/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Warren, Tom (March 31, 2015). "Windows 10 new Music and Video apps finally drop the Xbox naming". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved July 30, 2015. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/31/8322337/windows-10-music-app-video-app-rename" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/31/8322337/windows-10-music-app-video-app-rename</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Xbox Video's official website, Microsoft, archived from the original on August 4, 2015, retrieved July 30, 2015 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150804175344/http://www.xbox.com/en-au/video" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150804175344/http://www.xbox.com/en-au/video</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Hryb, Larry (September 17, 2015). "Xbox 360 System Update Adds New Features Including 2GB Cloud Storage". Major Nelson. Retrieved September 17, 2015. <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hryb" target="_blank">/wiki/Larry_Hryb</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Moon, Tim (August 6, 2018). "Microsoft Movies & TV rejoins Movies Anywhere". Neowin. <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-movies--tv-rejoins-movies-anywhere" target="_blank">https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-movies--tv-rejoins-movies-anywhere</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace FAQ". Xbox Support. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023. <a href="https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/xbox-360/store/xbox-360-marketplace-update" target="_blank">https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/xbox-360/store/xbox-360-marketplace-update</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>