BBC News Releases iPad and iPhone Apps in the UK

[Maura]

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The BBC has today launched its iPad News app in the UK, as well as an iPhone app. According to a report on BBC News' own site about the apps, although they had already been launched worldwide in April 2010, the UK launch was delayed while the BBC Trust, which governs the BBC, assessed the apps and how they would impact the rest of the industry. The BBC Trust eventually ruled that the iPad and iPhone apps do not "represent a significant change to the BBC's exisiting public services" and could therefore finally be released in the UK.

The app, which is available as a free download from the iPad App Store, delivers breaking news from the BBC and its global network of journalists, with stories divided into categories such as Top Stories, UK News, and World News. It also offers video clips embedded in news stories, an "Edit" menu to enable you to choose the news that interests you most, and the ability to share news stories via email, Facebook and Twitter.

The report states that apps for BBC Sport and the popular BBC iPlayer are "coming soon".

Source: BBC News

 

[Hasty]

Bit disappointed with it tbh. Limited selection of articles.
Let's hope it's being actively developed.

 

[iPadCharlie]

Until then, you can listen to all of the BBC radio stations on Pockt Tunes.

 

[Hasty]

Been using TuneIn Radio for that.
It's for the iPhone but works great.

Only wish the Beeb would hurry up and drop flash completely. Half-assed as usual.....

 

[Temp40]

hopefully they will be releasing a BBC Radio app soon!!

 

[iPadCharlie]

hopefully they will be releasing a BBC Radio app soon!!

Scroll up to Post #3. If you are willing to spend $6 (US), you can get ALL of the BBC radio streams, including BBC Radio 1-7, all of the local streams from BBC Radio Berkshire to BBC Radio Wiltshire plus the BBC World Service and BBC 24 hour news.