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iPlayer launch date named
Posted by: eusty on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 08:00 AM
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The BBC iPlayer is about to be launched a full four months ahead of the
planned schedule.The testing phase of the BBC's media service has now finished
an a launch date of 28th July has been announced.
The service lets users download content and store it for 30 days after
broadcast and allows 7 days for viewing following the first playback. Alongside
the BBC content content from other providers is on it's way with YouTube already
on board, and the beeb "in discussion" with other providers MSN, telegraph.co.uk,
AOL, Tiscali, Yahoo!, MySpace, Blinkx and Bebo.
| "BBC iPlayer is a free catch-up service for UK licence fee payers.
Your favourite programmes from all the BBC's network TV channels will be
available to download over the internet, and watch on your PC without
advertising for up to a week after transmission." |
| Ashley Highfield, Director of Future Media & Technology, BBC |
The BBC are not planning to go it completely alone, as Virgin media seem set
to provide the iPlayer as part of their On Demand service.
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