Smartphone TV Apps From BBC Delayed After Rivals Criticism
The new phone apps for watching tv from the BBC have been delayed after its governing body, the BBC Trust said they needed to ‘review’ the proposal. The move was driven by rivals who say that the free tv apps would prevent them offering paid services and apps of their own on mobiles phones.
You may have to wait a little longer for BBC tv apps
When the proposals were unveiled back in February, the BBC argued that the new mobile content offerings were an extension of existing services and are “plainly not a new content service and therefore doesn’t need to tbe regulated as such”.
The TV apps were due to launch within the next month, starting with a BBC News app, and sports to follow in time for thesoccer World Cup finals in the summer. They also plan an app for its iPlayer catch-up TV service.
A spokesperson for the BBC Trust told the Guardian that “representations from the industry” spurred its review, which will focus on the financial implications and impact of the new apps on the BBC and its rivals.
The delay is no big deal though as most phone users already have access the BBC’s iPlayer and other tv streams using the mobile phone web browser, these delays are just for the dedicated apps so will not affect our phone viewing pleasure too much.
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