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The BBC is set to launch a version of its iPlayer catch-up service for Nintendo Wii owners in the UK today. The service has already proven popular when used via personal computers, where it is claimed over 42 million programs have been accessed since Christmas 2007. Now, it will also be available as a channel on the Wii enabling users to stream BBC programs directly to their TVs via the console.

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According to the Beeb's Erik Huggers it's because Sony and Microsoft wanted to "control" the iPlayer.

He said: "If you want to get on the PlayStation or Xbox, they want control of the look, the feel and the experience; they want it done within their shop, and their shop only."

Now what does that mean? Bearing in mind I only have one side of the story - I've asked Microsoft and Sony to respond to this - it would seem that Microsoft and Sony were placing too many demands on the corporation.

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