BBC World News launches live 3G and Wi-Fi streaming on iPhone and iPod Touch

London, 3 June 2009.

04 June 2009

BBC World News today announces the launch of the BBC World News app, allowing users of the iPhone and iPod Touch in sixteen European countries to watch the channel live on their Apple devices over Wi-Fi and 3G networks.



The application, which is available to download directly from the Apple AppStore, enables users from the Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland to watch BBC World News live, wherever they are in the world.

The BBC World News app, which has been produced together with online TV specialist Livestation, is available for €7.99 and can be downloaded from the iPhone App Store from 3 June. The BBC’s mobile news site is also included in the App, providing users with one-click access to all the latest international news and sport. The launch will be supported by a series of on-screen activity on BBC World News as well as advertising on Livestation’s website.

Jim Egan, Director of Strategy and Business Development at BBC Global News, says: “This is an exciting new way for BBC World News viewers living in Europe to watch the channel anywhere. With live TV streaming alongside the BBC’s mobile news site the app is a complete on-demand news service. Having a news channel available live on the iPhone at this level of broadcast quality is a world first. We aim to extend this service to iPhone owners in other regions soon."

Matteo Berlucchi, CEO of Livestation, says: "We are delighted to be able to bring BBC World News to the iPhone as we believe this is the first hand-held device that can take mobile TV to the next level, thanks to its superior screen and connectivity qualities. Being able to watch BBC World News live from an iPhone or iPod Touch while in cafes, at home, in hotels or airport lounges is clearly a very attractive proposition. I am confident viewers will welcome the ability to take their favourite news channel with them while on the move."

BBC World News, the most watched BBC channel, has 74 million viewers a week.

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For further information and images please contact:

BBC World News Press Office
Tel: + 44 20 8433 2419
E-mail: bbcworldnewspressoffice@bbc.com

Livestation
Tel +44 20 7579 8350
Email: bbcworldnews@livestation.com

Notes to Editors

BBC World News, the BBC's commercially funded international 24-hour news and information channel, is owned and operated by BBC World News Ltd, a member of the BBC’s commercial group of companies. BBC World News attracts 74 million viewers a week, is available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, and reaches 287 million households and more than 1.6 million hotel rooms. The channel's content is also available on 80 cruise ships, 43 airlines, 36 mobile phone networks and a number of major online platforms including bbc.com/news. For further information on how to receive BBC World News, download schedules or find out more about the channel, visit bbcworldnews.com

Livestation is the destination for interactive high quality TV and radio online, offering international news channels from Al Jazeera, BBC, C-SPAN, Deutsche Welle, euronews, ITN, France 24 and Russia Today. The Livestation player is being continually developed and updated to integrate with the latest and most popular social networking trends, offering users the ability to share, chat, and take control of their viewing experience. In addition to the partner channels, Livestation viewers can also search more than a 4,000 viewer added channels. www.livestation.com

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