BBC Denies Secret iPlayer Deal With Microsoft

Although the BBC’s iPlayer only works with XP-equipped computers, there is no secret alliance between the world’s biggest broadcasting corporation and Microsoft.  According to one exec, the XP compatibility merely arose out of an interest in serving the greatest number of people possible.
After all, can you imagine what would have happened if the iPlayer only worked on Macs?  So in that sense, the claim of Ashley Highfield, the BBC’s director of Future Media and Technology, rings true.  Also, Highfield has indicated that increased compatibility is on the way.

“By Christmas we will have a streaming solution for Mac and Linux users,” he told