MLB.TV Premium Launching in 18 New International Markets; CinemaNow Adds Ability to Watch TV Shows and Movies On-demand in the U.S.

Today, MLB.TV Premium on Xbox LIVE will be available in 18 new countries around the world, in addition to the U.S., Canada and Mexico (where the app launched on March 27). Here is the full list of countries where the app is now available:

  • Australia             
  • Brazil    
  • Canada (launched March 27)
  • Chile    
  • Colombia           
  • Czech Republic
  • France 
  • Germany            
  • India     
  • Ireland
  • Italy      
  • Mexico (launched March 27)
  • Netherlands     
  • New Zealand    
  • Poland 
  • Russian Federation        
  • South Africa      
  • Spain    
  • Sweden              
  • United Kingdom             
  • United States  (launched March 27)

MLB.TV Premium on Xbox LIVE transforms sports entertainment by providing live and on demand games in HD, coupled with exclusive personalization features only found on Xbox 360 – jump between the action via the Mini Guide and watch two games at once with Split Screen. International audiences are able to watch every regular season Major League Baseball game without blackout restrictions. With Kinect, you can pause and rewind live games and highlights using just your voice and motion controls.

In addition, today the CinemaNow app in the U.S. will be offer instant access to an extensive library of premium video content for rental and purchase, featuring new release movies and TV shows with no subscription required.

*MLB.TV Premium Subscription, along with an Xbox LIVE Gold Membership, is required for live and on-demand game content and other features. Kinect functionality available with select Xbox LIVE content and varies by feature and country. For additional details and availability, see http://www.xbox.com/live.