Microsoft today announced that the Zune Marketplace would be available internationally and the Zune Pass will also be available in UK, France , Italy and Spain. You can see all the details in the press release here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2010/sep10/09-20zuneintlpr.mspx
The price for the Zune Pass which will give unlimited streaming will be £8.99 / €9.99 per month.
This service is designed to be used with Windows Phone 7 devices, but it should also work with the standalone Zune player. We will be testing this in the UK as soon as the pass is available.
Microsoft also confirmed the Zune player will not yet be released officially in the UK. Don’t worry, ZuneThings will have plenty of stock of Zune HD in the run up to Christmas.
Full country details from the press release.
• Zune Marketplace will extend services to several markets in Europe and beyond.
- Zune Pass (U.K., France, Italy and Spain). The monthly music subscription service will be available for 9.99 euros /8.99 pounds per month for unlimited download and streaming access to the Zune music catalog and will be accessible on Windows-based PCs, Windows Phone 7 and Xbox LIVE. The offer in the U.S. will remain at $14.99 per month for unlimited downloads and streaming access, with the ability to keep 10 MP3s per month.8
- Music purchase (U.K., France, Italy, Spain and Germany). Expansion to these markets will enable consumers to purchase MP3s and listen on their Windows-based PC, Windows Phone 7 or any other device that supports MP3 format. Users will also be able to purchase music videos to enjoy on Windows-based PC, Windows Phone 7 and Zune on Xbox LIVE.
- Video purchase (U.K., France, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand). Consumers will now be able to purchase movies to download and watch anywhere – on the big screen in the living room with Xbox LIVE or their Windows-based PC as well as sync it to their Windows Phone 7 to enjoy on the go.9
- Movie rental (U.K., France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand). In addition to Zune video on Xbox LIVE, consumers in these countries will now be able to rent movies for viewing on their Windows-based PC or choose to sync the rental to their Windows Phone 7.
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5 Responses for "Zune Marketplace and Pass Officially in UK"
If i am in belgium, can i use my UK based account , or is it going to be messy as it was with US ones prior to the roll out?
I am guessing they will still add IP restrictions, so you would still need to do the workarounds…
Can you use Zune Pass on a Zune HD in the UK? The official site only mentions Windows Phone 7 for mobile devices…
The UK Zune Pass will work on the Zune HD…not just Win Phone 7.
will i be able to get games from any source
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