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Sony and Microsoft wanted too much control over iPlayer on their consolesDela @ Apr 12, 2008 01:13 | 6 comments The recent decision to add iPlayer support to the Nintendo Wii console left many wondering why Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) or Microsoft's Xbox 360 didn't get a similar announcement before. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the reason for it has to do with the manufacturers of the consoles themselves, who were apparently excessively demanding on details about iPlayer's implementation into their hardware.
Erik Huggers of the BBC said that both companies have expressed interest in bringing the iPlayer software to their consoles. BBC's iPlayer allows TV viewers in the UK to catch up on programmes they missed on television for free. Huggers said that with the PS3's build-in web browser, upcoming iPlayer support is almost inevitable for it.
"If you want to get [iPlayer] on the PlayStation or Xbox, they want control of the look, the feel and the experience. They want it done within their shop, and their shop only," Huggers claimed.
The Xbox 360 does not have an Internet browser, meaning its implementation would be more difficult. The traffic levels to and from the iPlayer have been significant enough to spark a row between the BBC and many of the ISPs in the territory about who should pay for much needed upgrades.
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Comment by: nobrainer (Apr 12, 2008 04:02) Beat you to it but there was a hack around to make it availible on the ps3:
Quote:Originally posted by nobrainer:
The BPI Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI.
The RIAA Soundexchange Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI. The IFPI Are: The same anti consumer lot as listed above! The MPAA Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, DISNEY, PARAMOUNT, FOX. How do you stop anti consumer = its easy purchase only second hand media and avoid their propertarian hobbled by DRM hardware! http://www.boycott-riaa.com/ |
Comment by: DjDanio (Apr 12, 2008 19:21) thanks for the link!although it can't got full screen, its good, but i dont fancy having the iplayer burnt into my screen |
Comment by: nobrainer (Apr 12, 2008 19:37) Originally posted by DjDanio: nope, i cant seem to get it full screen either, maybe there was a glitch as "fullscreen" was even mentioned on the bbc news about this, anyhows downloading and playing through a pc gives you far better quality but its a start for the consoles.
The BPI Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI.
The RIAA Soundexchange Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI. The IFPI Are: The same anti consumer lot as listed above! The MPAA Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, DISNEY, PARAMOUNT, FOX. How do you stop anti consumer = its easy purchase only second hand media and avoid their propertarian hobbled by DRM hardware! http://www.boycott-riaa.com/ |
Comment by: Hardwyre (Apr 15, 2008 21:13) pssh. If BBC wants on Xbox, they should just purchase a distribution license for XBLive like anyone else. Microsoft is integrating the Xbox dashboard into Windows Vista Ultimate computers (optional), to enable additional PC/Xbox cross compatibility. Microsoft's take on the whole BBC iPlayer was to have it able to be viewed/used by Windows Media Center while still retaining full functionality of the features available IN Windows Media Center in the first place. The BBC didn't like the idea of the iPlayer integrated with WMC and its recording abilities0, so they backed out. (They were afraid of people using it to steal their media) They wanted Microsoft to pay them additional money for WMC compatibility.
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Comment by: nobrainer (Apr 16, 2008 09:04) Originally posted by Hardwyre: please supply some evidence to support this from a reputable web site if there is any.
The BPI Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI.
The RIAA Soundexchange Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI. The IFPI Are: The same anti consumer lot as listed above! The MPAA Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, DISNEY, PARAMOUNT, FOX. How do you stop anti consumer = its easy purchase only second hand media and avoid their propertarian hobbled by DRM hardware! http://www.boycott-riaa.com/ |
Comment by: Hardwyre (Apr 16, 2008 14:03) No, it's NOT using the Microsoft DRM, but Microsoft wants them to, so it's cross-compatible across Media Center Extenders. BBC wants more money to do that. Microsoft has been saying it's not worth it, and may decide to pay less so it's only on the UK xboxes, but they REALLY do not want to implement a browser in the xbox.
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