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BY Rain Anderson Apr. 9th, 2008 |
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Ever wanted to watch Doctor Who on your Wii? Fancied a dose of comedy in between Wii Sports and Mario? Well, now you can! Provided you live in the UK and you’ve paid the license-fee *sigh*.
The BBC News website today announced that a version of its iPlayer will debut on the Wii console.
The BBC iPlayer allows users to stream, download and catch up with BBC programmes using the Internet. Wii owners will be able to access iPlayer via the Internet Channel with the service available from April 9th. However, ‘more polished’ versions will be released as BBC experts test the service.
In a speech at the MipTV-Milia conference in Cannes, Erik Huggers, the BBC’s group controller for Future Media and Technology said: “The BBC’s catch-up TV service can now be accessed on an increasing number of different platforms - from the web and portable devices to gaming consoles.”
This step is a clear indication of the ever decreasing gap between TV, Internet and games consoles. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 have also shown the intention to utilise on-demand content. Gamers can already purchase and download movies using the Xbox LIVE service while Gran Turismo 5, for the PlayStation 3, will have its own channel with a range of programmes.
April 9th, 2008
at 6:36 pm
This needs to happen for American TV…for free.
April 9th, 2008
at 6:49 pm
It probably would be free in the US, seen as you don’t have state owned television and the cost would be offset by advertising.
April 9th, 2008
at 9:51 pm
Yeah, the controversial license-fee. But it results in quality TV and sites though and now on-demand TV on the Wii. Not sure if I really need to use it - will check the quality etc first
April 9th, 2008
at 11:07 pm
If only this came out when Life on Mars was still being made.