WebTV / MSN TV

Set-top box and browser for surfing the Web from a television.

Facts

Developer

WebTV Networks, then Microsoft

Website

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Engine

Proprietary

Platforms

Consoles

Details

TV set-top boxes

Popularity

57/100

Key versions

1. July 10, 1996
   AnnouncementWebTV announced: web browsing on the TV.
2. Sept. 18, 1996
   WebTV ClassicFirst set-top boxes launch, made by Sony and Philips.
3. Apr. 6, 1997
   RachatMicrosoft announces its acquisition of WebTV Networks.
4. 1997
   WebTV PlusNew model about a year after the first boxes.
5. July 2001
   MSN TVWebTV is renamed MSN TV.
6. 2004
   MSN TV 2New box running a customized Windows CE.
7. Sept. 30, 2013
   FermetureThe MSN TV service shuts down.

Version sources: MSN TV (Wikipedia en)

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_TV