Microsoft’s Robert Bach today announced during Bill Gates’ CES keynote in Las Vegas that the UK-based British Telecom will be the first company to use the Xbox 360 as a set-top box for IPTV services.

According to Bach, consumers will be able to buy an Xbox 360 directly from BT. Apart from that, no further details were divulged, but we’ll keep you up to date as more information comes to light.

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