The latest addition to Microsoft's burgeoning lineup of console media options is a Showtime app that offers both live and on-demand access to the network's programming.
Those with valid subscriptions to Showtime can download the app at no charge and use it to stream unlimited hours of select, archived Showtime programming including recent hit series like Homeland and Dexter. If you find too much choice in media options paralyzing, you can instead watch either the West Coast or East Coast live feeds of Showtime through the app. Helpfully, for those who enjoy lengthy TV marathons, the Showtime Anytime app allows users to start a show on one device, pause it, then resume watching on another device (such as a smartphone or tablet) using the same app.
If you don't have a Showtime subscription, but are an Xbox Live user, you will be able to download the Showtime Anytime app at no cost, but its content will be limited. Select previews of programs will be available, but no substantial programming.