The BBC iPlayer radio app is going globalIf you dont have an account in the UK
iTunes /App Store, and do do have one in the Ireland equivalent, you can now
get the BBC iPlayer Radio here. In the past, you could access it through
Safari, but (from an audio point of view) that was unsatisfactory.
From: Eleanor burke
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 8:26 AM
To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vip_students] Re: The BBC iPlayer radio app is going global
I find this article very strange as I have been listening to Radio programs on
the BBC iPlayer in Ireland since I got my first iPhone.
On 7 Jul 2016, at 22:54, Dominique Farrell <hollyandopal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Whether you're an ex-patriate missing out on BBC 5 live's Test Match Special,
or you just miss waking up to Nick Grimshaw on the airwaves, it turns out you
could be in luck.
The BBC has announced it will make all of its radio services available to
listeners outside the UK via the iPlayer Radio app.
Ireland will be the first country to take advantage of the rollout, with the
broadcaster stating this is the initial stage in a global expansion.
James Montgomery, Digital Development Director, BBC News and Current Affairs,
said: "We hope that the app will be a destination on mobile home screens for
audiences around the world who want to explore the breadth of BBC radio, from
news and current affairs to drama, comedy and music.
"This launch also comes at a time when the UK is at the centre of a huge news
story which the BBC is helping to explain to audiences worldwide."
It doesn't appear as if the Beeb is planning any globalisation for its
iPlayer video streaming app just yet. One medium at a time, though, we'll get
there.
