MLB.tv premium on Xbox Live has expanded to 18 new countries as of yesterday. The new countries come less than 2 months after the game launched in America.

MLB.tv premium is now available in:

• Australia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Czech Republic
• France
• Germany
• India
• Ireland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Poland
• Russian Federation
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Kingdom

MLB.tv premium will allow players to watch every Major League Baseball game live and watch previous games in the archives section. Xbox Live Gold members will be able to watch short game recaps and gain access to a free game of the day.

MLB.tv also supports Kinect which allows you to play, pause etc. with a wave of the hand or with your voice.

Below is the full list of features for MLB.tv on Xbox Live according to a recent press release:

• Live Games, Recaps, and Archived Games – With your MLB.TV Premium Subscription, international audiences can enjoy every live regular season game without blackout restrictions, or catch it later from the game archives, which include the 2011 season as well as this season. Short game recaps, which give you the ability to take in the game in less than 5 minutes, are also available to all Xbox LIVE Gold Members, as well as a free Game of the Day.
• My Teams – Select your favorite teams and put them front and center. MLB.TV on Xbox LIVE will make the live games, archives and recaps for your favorite teams appear front-and-center so you can access them quickly and easily.
• Every game in HD – MLB.TV delivers every game in beautiful streaming HD, and most games give every fan the option of the Home or Away audio feed.
• Mini Guide – The Mini Guide gives you a quick preview of all of today’s games right at the bottom of your screen, and makes it easier than ever to switch between games.
• Split Screen – Fans want to keep an eye on the league while taking in their own team, so MLB.TV on Xbox LIVE is adding Split Screen technology, allowing fans to watch two games at once. Watch live games on both screens or a live game on one while you catch up with a game recap or archive game on the other. You can even control both screens independently, pausing and rewinding each separately so you never miss a second of the action.
• Gesture Control and Voice Control with Kinect for Xbox 360 – Focus on the action instead of looking for the remote. Navigate through the Content Guide, skip to the next inning, or play, pause, and rewind that double play…all with the wave of your hand or the sound of your voice with Kinect for Xbox 360.