BBC Overcomes Xbox Hurdles To Launch iPlayer With Kinect Control - 0 views
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Greg Steen on 20 Mar 12The BBC has overcome Microsoft's wish for iPlayer to be bundled with its paid Xbox Live Gold subscriptions. The catch-up TV service on Tuesday became the latest TV app to launch in the Xbox Dashboard's app initiative, for free with no subscription requirement (announcement). Although the BBC has become reluctant to custom-build iPlayer apps for the burgeoning number of new devices, Xbox Kinect's TV interface represents a sufficiently interesting new opportunity.