News - ITV and Channel 4 bring streaming services to PS3

[HEXUS]

ITV Player and 4oD available on PS3 later this week.

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[Rob_B]

Even more reason to ditch my license

iPlayer
ITV
4OD
Rumours of CH5
Lovefilm (with subscription)
Blinkbox
Vidzone for music

Coupled with Sky Player - PC or 360 only for now, assuming you can 'obtain' genuine log on details & every other streaming service for PC you'd be laughing! Well, almost, but for me it'd be a good start!

[jimbouk]

Awesome news, been waiting for some more content. Saves the need for a media pc really.

[Jay]

but sadly you need a TV license for iPlayer.

I used to use iPlayer on my PS3 Slim but a few months back it would lock up all the time.

[mikerr]

but sadly you need a TV license for iPlayer.

Nope, only for live tv :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcintern...re_a_tv_1.html

[Jay]

reading that they say legally you can do it but if you do we will simply close the loop hole.

[tturgay]

thats great news, ps3 getting better everyday

[roorooroo]

Excellent stuff..shame the PS3 can't make ITV's programmes any better though.

[joshwa]

ITV player doesn't work for me - says my resolution is wrong - 4OD and iPlayer are fine. Maybe it's because I have an "old skool" TV... but I can't say I'm that bothered, I don't watch anything on ITV, nor would I really want to if I could...

[Rob_B]

but it's free!!*

Any extras are good, whether you use them or not they're there if you want. For me it was a big sticking point why my wife wouldn't really consider getting rid of the TV license (Corrie & Emmerdale) so this might just save me TV+Sky fees from now on!




*ish, kinda, you know what I mean.

[vrykyl]

Does anyone know when this is actually appearing? Will it be a firmware update, or just extra 'apps' like the netflix which you download seperately?

Knowing me theyve launched already and Ive just not cottoned on!

[Rob_B]

ITV is on now under iplayer. not sure when/where 4od will turn up.

[vrykyl]

Cheers, that'll be why I missed it - I assumed theyd get their own apps on the tv bar...assuming each would want their own corporate identity seperate from the bbc!

[Rob_B]

it does have its own icon under tv
to be fair its quite poor though, very basic at the moment but its better than nothing!

[Rob_B]

You can now also download 'Mubi' from the PSN store, gives access to loads of films, lots of classics in there.
There is a subscription model but also lots of free ones