BBC iPlayer for 360 indefinitely postponed due to disagreement with Microsoft
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Though the BBC iPlayer is already available on the Wii and PS3 overseas, it seems a disagreement between the television corporation and Microsoft will keep the platform off of the Xbox 360 for the time being. According to a recent Telegraph article, sources close to the BBC's Future Media and Technology department claim that Microsoft's desire to make the iPlayer a Gold Subscriber-exclusive feature is "incompatible with the BBC's public service remit."
An unnamed BBC representative reportedly explained, "this does not fit with the BBC's model and Microsoft will not budge at the moment. It is really frustrating for those involved on the BBC side who want to make sure iPlayer is rolled out on as many popular entertainment platforms as possible." We've contacted Microsoft to hear the other half of the story.
I have been reading up on this and it literally is because of their greed. They believe the xbox live eco system (as they call it) should all be chargable content, they want to charge for gold membership, and then charge for absolutely anything else that you may get from xbox live
this is just funny, once again microsoft has to drain out every last bit of money they possibly can although they're one of the richest companies in the world.
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