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The BBC iPlayer has become a very popular media streaming application since its launch. Offering up TV from the last 7 days from its 8 channels, giving you a 2^nd chance to see your favorite shows online.

News last week saw plans to allow iPlayer access via a Nintendo Wii offering users an easy way to get the shows they want on their TV rather than just their computer screen. This was thought to be a coupé for Nintendo managing to be the only next-gen console with the service, but that was not the case for very long.

Hackers have managed to get the iPlayer running on a playstation 3 and made the service available by visiting http://ps3iplayer.com/ using your PS3 console web browser. The hack was done purely to demonstrate how easy it is to get the service running on the console and urge for an official release to Sony’s machine.

The BBC are not thought to be the ones holding up the service’s roll out on to the other consoles. Instead, Microsoft and Sony are holding back because of a lack of control over the content being viewed.

I’m not sure why Sony and Microsoft have such an issue with the iPlayer content. It may be that content aimed at adults could be viewed by children, but if it’s ok with Nintendo, why not Sony and Microsoft? Hopefully the matter will be resolved before too long and all 3 machines will have an official version of the iPlayer.

I’d be interested to know if people can get the iPlayer running through their PS3 and online outside of the UK. Currently I believe the service is only available within the UK through web browsers.

Read more at Vnunet.com

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