News today for fans of (legally) downloading top TV shows and movies is that Microsoft’s European LIVE Video Marketplace is launching in the UK, Ireland, France and Germany in December; meeting the end of the year deadline Microsoft promised us earlier this year.
We, like you, want the exact date - so we contacted Microsoft to be told, "We have not made any announcements on the international launch of Video Store over and above what we said at E3. We are still committed to launching the service internationally this year, so please stay tuned for further announcements."
We certainly will.