GoPro Channel For The Xbox 360 Launches Tomorrow With Exclusive Videos!

Back at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show we made sure to stop by the GoPro booth.  GoPro was showing off an app for the Xbox 360, an app that shows off what the GoPro community of users has done and how to do it. Today, they have announced that the GoPro Channel app for the Xbox 360 is launching tomorrow April 8th 2014! This means that Xbox Live Gold Members around the world can now stream GoPro video content on-demand, be able to purchase GoPro cameras and accesses, and more directly through the application.

GoPro has an innovative to expand its content distribution and community beyond the current brand platforms. These are platforms like Instagram, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, and of course GoPro.com. They want their customers to be able to see these epic videos and be inspired to make some epic videos of their own. Just back in October, they announced a GoPro Channel on the Virgin American in-flight entertainment system, with more partnerships coming 2014.

When we saw the GoPro Channel app back at CES, we were very impressed with it. Being able to see the accessories used to make each video and then being able to purchase them directly from the application, this is the first time we have seen a technology like this. You will be able to purchase directly from the application if you are in the United states and Puerto Rico, other countries will be directed to GoPro.com to purchase. Plus the quality of these videos, is in the great quality that GoPro is known for. On the main page of the app, you are presented with featured or top videos, along with the ability to search for specific videos. You can access a GoPro store built specifically for this interface and see top picks or playlists designed around specific things. For instance there will be playlists of the top of the top videos, stories told through GoPro’s, and much more. You will find “best of” GoPro Original Production videos and GoPro-cultivated user generated content in the app. Be sure to watch the video above and see our gallery below, for an exclusive look at the GoPro Channel app for Xbox 360.

GoPro knows this launch is big, it is another way for their customers to access, explore, and inspire each other through the epic videos. They want to commemorate this launch, by releasing two videos exclusive for the Xbox 360 community over the next two weeks. The first video is of tick shot basketball footage, and you can see an exclusive sneak peak of that below. It is a really cool video and will certainly be called an epic GoPro video. The second video is a snowmobile ‘cliff huck” edit featuring none other than snow cross champion Brett Turcotte. I highly suggest you watch both of these exclusive videos once the app is live.

GoPro is doing a great thing by launching the Channel app for the Xbox 360 and will allow everyone to see the amazing content. It will be away to highlight the epic and awesome of the everyday GoPro customers and fans. For those of you who have an Xbox One, a GoPro Channel app for this system will be coming in the summer. In the meantime for all of the Xbox 360 owners, the GoPro Channel app is coming tomorrow! Be sure to check out the videos, gallery, and press release.

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Press Release

GoPro Channel for Xbox 360 Launches with Exclusive Videos

App Provides On-Demand Viewing of GoPro Videos, Including Never Before Seen Footage 

SAN MATEO, CALIF. (April 8, 2014) – GoPro, maker of versatile cameras and enabler of some of today’s most engaging user-generated content, today announced the official launch of its GoPro Channel app for the Xbox 360 gaming console and home entertainment system. Xbox Live Gold members worldwide can now stream GoPro video content on-demand and purchase GoPro cameras and accessories directly through the app. To commemorate the launch, GoPro is releasing two videos exclusively to the Xbox 360 community over the next two weeks including trick shot basketball footage and a snowmobile “cliff huck” edit featuring snowcross champion Brett Turcotte.

“The GoPro Channel app will bring the best of GoPro originally-produced and user-generated content into the homes of millions of Xbox Live Gold customers,” said Adam Dornbusch, Head of Contest Distribution at GoPro. “We’re excited to launch with exclusive content for early adopters of the app and stoke out the Xbox 360 community with hours of engaging and inspiring GoPro videos through the Channel.”

The relationship with Microsoft augments GoPro’s initiative to expand its content distribution and community reach beyond current brand platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo and GoPro.com. In October 2013, the company launched a GoPro Channel on Virgin America in-flight entertainment and additional content partnerships are anticipated in 2014.  A GoPro Channel app for the Xbox One is expected to launch this summer.

To view content similar to what will air on the GoPro Channel app for Xbox 360, visit the GoPro Channel on YouTube. For more information on GoPro and its HERO line of cameras and accessories, visit GoPro.com.