Sony Media Remote App

Hi
I have a Sony BDP s380 blu-ray player, wired (via devolo dLAN 200 AVmini powerline adaptors) to a v2 hub.
I downloaded the Sony media remote app to my iphone 4. This should allow me to control the blu-ray player from the app, but the app/iphone will not "see" the blu-ray player, so it does not work. From checking the home homepage, I can see that the iphone and blu-ray player are both connected to the network.
From some googling, there is a suggestion that it is a UPnP issue, so I was wondering whether setting up port forwarding would help (although I'm not sure this is right, given that it is not about access from outside the network).
Can someone tell me what I can do to get the devices talking to each other?
I have checked that the blu-ray player is compatible with the app - and am driving myself mad trying to get this thing to work, so and suggestions gratefully received.
Thanks

Thanks Viv
No joy (yet). Sony told me I needed to download "third party software" without being any more specific of helpful, then said I needed to speak to Apple. Apple (of course) said it was to do with Sony, but that I might want to check with BT. BT were helpful but couldn't ultimately do anything more than send me back to Sony. A much more helpful Sony person at least appeared to understand the issue and said they'd escalate it and get back in a couple of days, but I've heard nothing back from them.
I did find this site:
http://www.roomieremote.com/ip-compatibility/
which at least seems suggest a port that is used but I don't know if that is the only one, and I haven't been able to make it work by forwarding that port. If you have any more luck, I'd be keen to know.
It's hardly the biggest deal that it doesn't work (the player itself, and streaming of iplayer etc is great) but it is slightly driving me mad that there must surely be an answer out there...
Bob

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