Dec 1 2010
The BBC has confirmed that a commercial version of its iPlayer video on-demand platform will launch next year on Apple’s iPad in international markets. At the Edinburgh TV Festival in August, BBC director general Mark Thompson said that the corporation would make iPlayer available to overseas users within a year. BBC Worldwide, the corporation’s commercial […]
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Global BBC iPlayer to close in June
The BBC has confirmed the global version of its iPlayer streaming service will close on June 26th. The corporation had charged users subscription fees to watch programmes via the app in Western Europe, Australia and Canada. However, it never launched in the US. Reports suggest US pay-TV operators had threatened to drop the BBC America […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Global BBC iPlayer