Though Microsoft has been forthright with the Xbox Live dashboard update (due out this week) and its content partners, it has so far remained largely silent on when those service providers would be joining up. The company tonight released a schedule / roadmap that extends through early 2012. Of the over forty partners listed, less than one-fourth are making the launch this week — many of those already out and receiving visual refreshes, like a particularly nice one we saw from Netflix that has more in-video features and a cool new aesthetic.

As is the case, what's more interesting are the apps that won't be making launch week. YouTube, Verizon FiOS TV, Vevo, UFC, Crackle, and 22 more are all listed under "later in December." Dailymotion is listed here, too, even though it's been working great in our Xbox Live dashboard preview build; Microsoft told us, as part of the beta program, we would continue to have access to some apps not yet released to the general public. That applies to SyFy, too, which is in the current preview build but not on the latest list that Microsoft sent out this evening.

The big names not coming until 2012 include BBC (confirmed only for UK), CinemaNow, HBO Go, MLB.TV, and Comcast's Xfinity on Demand. Full list just below — and be sure to check out our Xbox Live fall 2011 Dashboard video walkthrough!

December 6th

Later in December

Early 2012