By Tim Ferguson, 20 October 2008 12:58
NEWS
BBC iPlayer is now accessible via BSkyB's online TV service, Sky Player.
Sky Player now has several BBC-branded sections that include programme listings and links to iPlayer content, which redirect users to the BBC's media player after they select the programme they want to view.
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Sky Player offers channels from several broadcasters including National Geographic, The History Channel and ESPN Classic, alongside various Sky channels.
The Sky partnership is the latest move in the BBC's strategy to take the iPlayer service to new audiences.
After initially only being available as a download service on Windows XP, iPlayer is now available on Mac and Linux as a streaming service with a download version also in the pipeline.
iPlayer is also available on Virgin Media, Apple's iPod and iPhone, the Nintendo Wii, Nokia's N96 smart phone and a range of other portable devices.
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1. Karen Challinor
so correct me if I'm wrong here
BSkyB have an internet based TV service using their proprietary player
BBC have an internet based TV service using their proprietary player
the BBC allow some of their programs to be used on BSkyB's player
so either there's some format conversion or the two players are compatable
if it's the latter case why not have just the one player and access different providers using some cryptographic key based system rather than have a different player for every provider
you don't have a different TV for each channel why have a different piece of software