Where is BBC iPlayer?

[castalla]

Right.  I bought a Roku - I couldn't get iPlayer working.

So, I bought the SMP again - as I'd already had iPlayer working on it previously (although I didn't play a programme to the end - so foolishly thought it worked OK).

Meanwhile, I re-registered my Roku and got iPlayer working. 

I then thought that a SMP firmware update would upgrade iplayer to a working version - spent hours messing about with firmware updates - downdates - casting bones and reading chicken entrails, etc.  until the Holy Grail actually appeared. Overjoyed, I then played a programme only to discover it cuts off before the end .... same old iPlayer version as in 1.06.4.

I've been told it's a BBC issue - but then why did WD  implement this iPlayer version and not one which works?

Anyway - the SMP is in mothballs .... until there's some news that iPlayer actually works.  

[ernieflapps]

I don't think WD get a choice of what iplayer version is on the SMP. BBC insist on having complete control over all official iplayer apps on all platforms and just release a device specific app which then loads html5 content written by BBC.
I am surprised that Western Digital have not contacted the iplayer team about this though or that BBC have not released a standardized leanback version of iplayer instead of the numerous different versions on different platforms.