Microsoft Adds Video Download to Zune

Starting today, The software maker is releasing an update Tuesday to its Zune Marketplace that adds a video store with about 800 TV show episodes from NBC Universal, SciFi, MTV, Turner Broadcasting, etc.

The connection between Zune Marketplace and Xbox Live Marketplace, which carries larger video collection has not yet happened in this latest update.

“We feel it is more important and–customers tell us–to focus on short programming first,” said Julio Estrada, general manager of Microsoft’s Zune Social unit.

The spring update adds another social feature that allows users to share their “Zune Card” with friends. With that card, one Zune user can get access to another friend’s music playlist, including a list of favorite tracks selected by the user as well as an automatically generated list of songs that the friend has been listening to recently. [Via Crave]

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