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BBC iPlayer app headed to iPads starting this week

By | February 8, 2011, 6:06am PST

Summary: We reported late last year that the BBC iPlayer would finally be available outside of the United Kingdom on the iPad. Now we know when.

We reported late last year that the BBC iPlayer would finally be available outside of the United Kingdom on the iPad. Now we know when.

Obviously, residents across the pond will be treated to the new app first. The BBC iPlayer app will go live in the UK iTunes Store this Thursday, February 10. Users can browse the app over 3G but will need a Wi-Fi connection for video playback. Also note that this app is only compatible with the iPad, not the iPhone too.

US watchers will have their chance this June when the app launches stateside with a paid subscription plan.

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Rachel King is a staff writer for CBS Interactive in San Francisco. Before serving as a contributing editor at ZDNet in New York City for two years, she previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.com, CNN's San Francisco bureau and the U.S. Department of State. Rachel has also written for MainStreet.com, Irish America Magazine and the New York Daily News, among others. Rachel has a B.A. in Mass Communications and History from the University of California, Berkeley and a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, where she served as art director for the student magazine, Plated.

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RE: BBC iPlayer app headed to iPads starting this week
rpjcheney 8th Feb 2011
Please:
o iPhone version
o Downloads with expiry for off line viewing, e.g. Mad Men on the train!
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GP101 8th Feb 2011
Whilst this all goes on the Windows Phone 7 & Android users are left waiting even though we pay the same amount in licence fees here in the UK. So this is just great news....
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RE: BBC iPlayer app headed to iPads starting this week
rpjcheney 8th Feb 2011
Please:
o iPhone version
o Downloads with expiry for off line viewing, e.g. Mad Men on the train!

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