Access to iPlayer is free on most other platforms, and apparently The BBC wants to give access for free but surprise surprise… Microsoft want to charge for this video content, and it seems therein lies the heart of this dispute.
This news sources from an article in the Telegraph UK, and a source told the newspaper, “Microsoft only wants to offer its users access to platforms it can charge for as this is the model it is pursuing. It wants to ensure that only those paying for Xbox Live Gold accounts can access its additional content services and even then there is usually a charge on top to get access to those. For example, to access the Sky Player on Xbox, you have to pay for a Gold subscription as well as a Sky subscription. 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.”
Come on Microsoft, make it free… make one little damn thing free for crying out loud!
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