The BBC is considering launching a commercial version of its planned Interactive Media Player (iMP) to sell programmes to overseas viewers. The iMP, which the BBC is trialling as a free proposition in the UK later this year, will allow UK licence fee payers to download BBC TV and radio content aired over the past week. BBC director of new media Ashley Highfield said he was talking to partners, including the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, about an international paid-for version.
The BBC is considering launching a commercial version of its planned Interactive Media Player (iMP) to sell programmes to overseas viewers. The iMP, which the BBC is trialling as a free proposition in the UK later this year, will allow UK licence fee payers to download BBC TV and radio content aired over the past week. BBC director of new media Ashley Highfield said he was talking to partners, including the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, about an international paid-for version.