class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-58772″ style=”margin: 10px;” title=”US iPad iPlayer App Confirmed” src=”https://www.heyuguys.com/images/2010/12/ipadiplayer220x150.jpg” alt=”US iPad iPlayer App Confirmed” width=”220″ height=”150″ />Our stateside readers are in for a treat.
The BBC’s iPlayer is set to be released internationally in the form of a subscription-only iPad app.
And while the demand for Doctors, Bargain Hunt and Young Plumber of the Year is probably rather low (or at least we’d hope so), for fans of shows such as Eastenders, Doctor Who and Top Gear, it’s great news. And of course the potential is now there for undiscovered classics to gain notoriety across the pond.
“I can announce here that we’re going to be adopting a pure paid subscription model for the global iPlayer for launch—in part to get audiences used to using the service, but more importantly so we can generate additional value from the service in terms of the user data that it gives us,” said BBC.com’s Managing Director Luke Bradley-Jones at the Digital TV Summit.
The iPlayer was originally launched in 2007 and has since evolved onto numerous platforms including the iPhone and Blackberry, albeit domestically due to licensing restrictions.
It’s a major breakthrough for online broadcasting, with the majority of the Beeb’s rivals (both domestically and internationally) some way behind the curve.
