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21/03/2012
BBC iPlayer Now Available On Xbox360
BBC's iplayer will now be available via Microsoft's Xbox 360 after years of negotiating it has been revealed.
The deal took three years to be agreed after Microsoft initially tried to limit it to its paying subscribers.
It is understood that Xbox 360 users with Kinect will be able to control the iPlayer using hand gestures and voice recognition.
Dave Price, head of BBC iPlayer, said the move represented another stage in the platform's move from PC to TV.
"In 2011 we saw huge growth for BBC iPlayer on connected TVs - either through smart TVs, operator platforms or hooking up games consoles."
The next announced platform for iPlayer is Sky's Anytime+ service. Sky has said that it will add the catch-up facility before the end of the year, but has not given a specific date.
(LB/GK)
The deal took three years to be agreed after Microsoft initially tried to limit it to its paying subscribers.
It is understood that Xbox 360 users with Kinect will be able to control the iPlayer using hand gestures and voice recognition.
Dave Price, head of BBC iPlayer, said the move represented another stage in the platform's move from PC to TV.
"In 2011 we saw huge growth for BBC iPlayer on connected TVs - either through smart TVs, operator platforms or hooking up games consoles."
The next announced platform for iPlayer is Sky's Anytime+ service. Sky has said that it will add the catch-up facility before the end of the year, but has not given a specific date.
(LB/GK)
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