BBC: Sony, Microsoft Too Controlling on Video Content
Having launched the iPlayer on the Wii, BBC touched the issue of releasing said player on the PS3 and Xbox 360, criticizing Sony and Microsoft for having too tight control over their platform’s offerings.
“If you want to get 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,” said BBC Technology Group Controller Erik Huggers to the BBC dot.life blog.
The iPlayer currently uses the Wii’s Internet channel to deliver streaming videos of BBC shows such as Top Gear and Doctor Who. The company and Nintendo are said to be working on releasing a specialized application to deliver BBC video content. The web-based version of the iPlayer doesn’t work on the Xbox 360 and PS3 as the former doesn’t have a web browser and the latter’s browser does not support Flash technology used to deliver BBC video content.