BBC global iPlayer app set to land on iPhone and iPod Touch

The BBC iPlayer is scheduled to start piping content to iPhones and iPod Touch devices around the globe from Thursday – December 8th – according to The Next Web who spoke to BBC Worldwide’s Chief Exec about the plans.

The iOS app will be extended from the current BBC iPlayer iPad app and is set to be released in 15 countries – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Hmm, so no UK then?

Yes, we’ll only be able to enjoy the video-on-demand download service on our European jaunts – the BBC is keeping iPlayer a catch-up streaming service through and through in this country. We find it’s best not to question the master plan of an esteemed national institution, anyway – the Beeb might set the cast of its new Christmas advert on us.

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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