2014-10-30, 21:18
For a long time the Beeb have insisted that the Iplayer app looks, feels, and basically operates within a BBC enviroment, for a long time this was a major stumbling block to Sky getting access to Iplayer.
There is already a global iplayer which costs those overseas a lot less than we pay in the license fee http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...month.html
Your cynicism shows as much as mine, a publicly funded broadcaster shouldn't be worried about branding or look and feel within our boarders, the service that I/we pay for should be available on any platform we wish to view it on and the API should be made available to anyone who's paid for the service that wants it.
That being said if it takes XBMC/Kodi iplayer looking like every other version available I'd accept that but I think that would create a hell of a lot of work for anyone attempting it.
There is already a global iplayer which costs those overseas a lot less than we pay in the license fee http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...month.html
Your cynicism shows as much as mine, a publicly funded broadcaster shouldn't be worried about branding or look and feel within our boarders, the service that I/we pay for should be available on any platform we wish to view it on and the API should be made available to anyone who's paid for the service that wants it.
That being said if it takes XBMC/Kodi iplayer looking like every other version available I'd accept that but I think that would create a hell of a lot of work for anyone attempting it.