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Re: BBC iPlayer European Launch Disappoints Brits Abroad by jinushaun on Thursday July 28, 2011 @09:33AM (#2816673)
Why an iPad app? I live in the US, but always thought that iPlayer was a web app/site.
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Re: BBC iPlayer European Launch Disappoints Brits Abroad by Someone on Thursday July 28, 2011 @11:24AM (#2817203)
It is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv

I think this app is the first one that makes it possible to buy content when abroad, though.

From that link, I also get the impression that iPlayer still has a fairly nerdy image. The most viewed shows are a documentary about mathematics "the code" and a repeat of an episode of Sherlock; both beat an episode of Eastenders.

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Re: BBC iPlayer European Launch Disappoints Brits Abroad by arethuza on Thursday July 28, 2011 @10:25AM (#2816898)
There has been an iPlayer iPad app for a while - I use it far more than the website.
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