The BBC has finally got around to launching a streaming version of its iPlayer for Mac users.

Although the XP version of the iPlayer will officially launch on Christmas day the apple version will be a cut down affair. It will not let users download programmes for later viewing, unlike XP users who can view the content within 30 days.
The beeb hasn't said how it intends to allow this as the iPlayer is based on DRM, which is Microsoft's copy protection technology which is only available on Windows.

The beta service allows users to stream programmes broadcast over the last seven days to their browser, though unlike the Windows version, there is no facility for downloading programmes to watch at any time within 30 days.

Although it has been slow in coming, the beeb has been under pressure to make the iPlayer multiplatform