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Apple have just taken the wraps off their movies service in iTunes for the UK .  With around 700 titles available right away you have the choice of buying or renting.  Back catalogue titles sell for £6.99 while new releases go on sale for £10.99 on the same day as their DVD release.  It looks like the UK is getting a 48hr rental period (US currently 24hrs) with prices starting at £2.49 for older titles and £3.49 for new releases.  You can also download selected titles in HD quality for £4.49.  You'll be able to watch the movies on your iPod, iPhone or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV.  All the rest of the details after the jump...

Remember this date all those TiVo lovers in the UK that shed a tear when they retired their Mk1 boxes.  According to Engadget TiVo boss Tom Rogers said this afternoon that he was "hopeful" that TiVo would be launched in the UK "soon"...

Chris Carey has created a front end for watching MythTV recordings on the iPhone.  Check out Chris' site for a live demo of the software and watch the video after the jump...

ITV's on-line TV service - Catchup - is now Mac compatible.  You'll need to install Microsofts Silverlight plugin, the Adobe-Flash-like addon that's required for it to work.  We've just tried it and as you can see from the screen grab above it's v1.0 but still classed as a beta...

A few minutes ago the BBC announced that it's done a deal with Nintendo to allow its Wii games console to stream iPlayer programing to TVs across the UK!  A basic version of the player is available TODAY with a more polished version to follow.

UPDATE Instructions for enabling the iPlayer on the Wii have now been published on the BBC site.  It appears this involves paying £3.50 to add the Internet Channel, although the BBC hope to find a way around this in the future...