BBC Announces iPlayer Launch Date

Morshad published 28 Jun 2007, 18:40 in main - 247 views

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The BBC has announced it will release its iPlayer in the U.K. on July 27. The tool will allow users to download and watch BBC programs on their Windows computers.

The BBC has announced it will launch its iPlayer, a tool to allow viewers to download and watch shows on their PCs, on July 27.

Long awaited, the iPlayer has been caught in controversy even before its release. Objectors have threatened to complain to the European Commission over the fact that it forces people to use Microsoft software. In response, the BBC has said that a version of iPlayer for the Mac could be out by this fall.

Around the same time, the download service will appear on YouTube, and possibly also MSN and several social networking sites via links.

iPlayer users will be able to download shows seven days after they’ve aired and watch them, on their PCs. The tool will also allow live streaming of shows, a radio player, and the ability to download several episodes from a series and watch them in sequence.

News source: Digital Trends

Tags: BBC, IPlayer

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