Ars Technica reports that a “TV industry source” has told the technology site that Apple and BBC Worldwide have struck a deal for iTunes Store distribution of BBC content.
The deal is reportedly going to be publicly announced on Tuesday. The agreement is an attempt for BBC Worldwide to make some extra money off of BBC content.
The article points out that at the moment specifics are not known, suggesting that content may only be available to UK customers.
This seems unlikely as BBC Worldwide is a subsidiary of the BBC solely for distribution outside of the UK; UK residents currently pay a license fee to view BBC content so any iTunes deal would mean it would be free for the UK.
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Andy Q
18th February 2008, 20.51 pm
BBC to sell content via the iTunes Store!!!
Hang on, I have to pay a TV license fee each year for the sole use of the BBC. Now the BBC gave the fingers up to UK Mac users on the iPlayer but think it’s OK to SELL content back to UK users?
I don’t think so
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Alex Brooks
18th February 2008, 22.08 pm
I agree 100% Andy but looks like it was true.
The angle they appear to be taking is the same as if you walked in HMV and bought a DVD of Little Britain, you’re paying for BBC by buying the DVD.
Downloads from the iTunes Store are just more convenient to get onto your iPod.
How things will work out with iPlayer, I don’t know…
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