News - Microsoft launches free video on demand player

[HEXUS]

MSN Video Player is officially launched, with a wide range of UK TV content available through an ad-funded model.

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[GaryRW]

using Chrome, the site tells me: "To experience the best MSN Video has to offer, we recommend a more recent browser such as Internet Explorer 8 or Firefox 3." Nothing like a cheap dig....

Anyway, any sign of an official plug in to access all this lovely content direct from Windows Media Center? There was an internet tv (beta) option that turned up and then disappeared a few months ago. Any news of it's return?

[Funkstar]

That's what it says to me, using Opera 10.50 beta 2 (really do need to update this to the release version)

Still works though.

[GaryRW]

You mean an MS site is snubbing Opera as well! Just hope for MS's sake that neither Opera nor the EU find out

[Grey M@a]

lol its not like Google tells you to use Wave and gmail in Chrome

Either way its working in FF with the WMP plugin for it

[GaryRW]

Don't get me wrong - Apple, MS, Google, banks, insurers, etc... - they're all taking advantage where they can of their existing customers/users. I've no doubt Opera would end up doing the same if it was in a more dominant position.

On topic, unless it is because I'm using Chrome or haven't installed silverlight, the content seems to be restricted to the same stuff that was available a few months back when the internet tv option suddenly appeared in Windows Media Center before then disappearing.

This means you can watch apparently all back episodes of popular programmes including That Mitchell and Webb Look, ...

NB - not all back episodes of Mitchell and Webb, only series 1. Only series 4 & 5 of mock the week. Seems similar for some others as well.

[Brewster0101]

A good step forward in the UK for free or cheap on line Tv and film content. Well done Micorosoft and BBC for taking this step.

All we need is ITV and CH4 to jump on this and make a one stop location for ondemand content - all free please.