Spectral Jester Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 The iPlayer finally launches on Xbox Live next week, according to reports, offering free access to the vast array of television and radio content broadcast by the BBC across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Announced alongside the Xbox dash revamp last year, the iPlayer is thought to have been delayed thanks to issues regarding payment. The BBC is funded by license fees, not individual subscriptions, so locking it away behind a Gold membership paywall could have proved problematic. No such problems in the end though. The same reports claim that the app will be free to both Gold and Silver subscribers, allowing iPlayer to join 4oD, Sky and Channel 5’s apps on XBL. The last of the big British broadcasters, ITV, are believed to be launching their ITV Player before the end of the year. It’s worth noting that this is yet to be confirmed. Microsoft has responded with the usual no comment on “rumour and speculation.” Seems like a safe enough bet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lᴜᴋᴇ Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Sounds good. It doesn't really matter to me however, as I have all the catchup services with my cable service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biggles Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 really looking forward to this, i love BBC i player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L4B Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Sounds cool but yeah Virgin TiVo does the job well with all the catch up for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectral Jester Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 well the BBC iPlayer is now on xbox live, so time to catch up on Top Gear & Eastenders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L4B Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Top Gear hell yeah but Eastenders no thank you lol do enjoy though mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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