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# Xbox 360 iPlayer launch delayed indefinitely
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## Xbox 360 owners will have to keep waiting for the iPlayer to launch on the
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platform as talks between parent companies, Microsoft and the BBC, hit a
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"stumbling block".
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![BBC iPlayer: iPlayer is currently available on Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's
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Wii][1]
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The iPlayer is currently available on Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii,
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but not on Microsoft's Xbox 360.
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[![Emma Barnett][2]][3]
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By [Emma Barnett][4], Technology and Digital Media Correspondent 10:00AM GMT
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28 Nov 2009
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[Follow Emma Barnett on Twitter][5]
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According to sources close to the BBC's Future Media and Technology
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department, a deal between the two parties has still been unable to be reached
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because Microsoft's strategy of charging for all content on its Xbox Live
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platform is incompatible with the BBC's public service remit.
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"Microsoft only wants to offer its users access to platforms it can charge for
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as this is the model it is pursuing. It wants to ensure that only those paying
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for Xbox Live Gold accounts can access its additional content services and
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even then there is usually a charge on top to get access to those. For
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example, to access the Sky Player on Xbox, you have to pay for a Gold
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subscription as well as a Sky subscription," explained one of the sources
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close to the BBC.
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"This does not fit with the BBC's model and Microsoft will not budge at the
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moment. It is really frustrating for those involved on the BBC side who want
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to make sure iPlayer is rolled out on as many popular entertainment platforms
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as possible," they added.
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The BBC cannot charge the British public for access to the iPlayer as it is
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already included in the licence fee
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This situation is a marked contrast to the deals the BBC already has in place
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with the other two home games consoles. Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation
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3 both offer free access to the BBC iPlayer. Earlier this month the BBC
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recently relaunched its service on the Wii and now offers its own dedicated
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iPlayer channel.
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A BBC spokesman said: "BBC iPlayer has been extremely successful on PS3 and we
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recently re-launched on Nintendo Wii, from which the public response has been
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fantastic. People clearly want the BBC iPlayer on their gaming consoles, and
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we don't think Xbox users are any different, so we've had discussions with
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Microsoft about bringing the service to the platform."
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A Microsoft spokesman declined to comment.
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The delay in striking a deal with the BBC could harm Microsoft's ambitions to
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make its Xbox 360 console become the centre of the home entertainment hub. It
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is understood to also be in discussions with other content providers, such as
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Channel 4 and MySpace.
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