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VUDU available on the PlayStation 3, BBC content now up on the PSN

As promised, VUDU popped up on the PlayStation Store yesterday. In case you haven't gotten your 1080p movie download on already, check the video from the PlayStation.Blog showing off the new app. If that's not enough, there's also a fresh load of video content on the PSN from the BBC, with episodes of Top Gear in SD and HD, while Doctor Who and Being Human are due to arrive in December. That's when the 2.0 version of VUDU with Move support should arrive as well, so mark your calendars appropriately.



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Starting Today PlayStation®Network Adds BBC Programming

to Video Delivery Service



Emmy Award Winning Automotive Series "Top Gear" Available Today in PlayStation®Store, with First Episode Free for Download




November 24, 2010 – Starting today, BBC content including titles from the popular television network BBC America will be available on PlayStation Store in the US for PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. "Top Gear," one of the BBC's most popular series, will be available for download starting today with episodes from the U.S. version, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions and airing on HISTORY, and for two weeks*, PlayStation®Network registered users can download the first episode for free (regular price $1.99 (SD)/$2.99 (HD) per episode).



The video section of the PlayStation Store will rapidly add BBC programming each week, including the best of the BBC's library as well as currently airing series. Both "Doctor Who," the critically acclaimed science fiction series, and popular supernatural dramedy "Being Human" will hit the PlayStation Store in December.