BBC iPlayer is finally coming to Xbox Live

The BBC iPlayer is finally coming to Xbox Live, with the roll-out of the much-loved catch-up service starting on Xbox Live from today.

You don't need to be a Gold member to get iPlayer, so you'll be able to catch up with BBC shows through your Xbox even if you only hold a free account (negotiations over which most suspect is the reason why it took so long to get iPlayer on to the Xbox 360 in the first place).

But now that it has arrived, it brings a very premium look and feel to the catch up world, with the familiar iPlayer receiving a Kinect-compatible makeover.

This means that Xbox users with the Kinect peripheral can use gesture and voice control to navigate the iPlayer dashboard, as well as the traditional controller.

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