LONDON - Channel 4 is to merge the seven-day catch-up facility within VoD service, 4oD, into its core website, Channel4.com, next month.
Channel 4's move will enable Channel4.com users to watch programmes online up to seven days after their transmission.

Five also plans a similar move later this year - moving catch-up services onto its core website, five.tv, once it has relaunched its Five Download VoD service later this year.

Last week I wrote about the BBC doing a deal with Nintendo to get the iPlayer on the Wii.

I also speculated about the reasons why Nintendo was the first of the current generation of consoles to get the iPlayer, rather than the 360 or PS3.

The BBC iPlayer is coming to a television near you following a deal by the Beeb and Virgin Media.

As of today, all 3.5 million Virgin Media customers will be able to catch up on BBC programmes they've missed by pressing the red button on any BBC channel.