BBC launches iPlayer Radio to revamp online audio contentOctober 8, 2012 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The BBC has launched iPlayer Radio as it attempts to revamp its online audio content, according to BBC News. The new service will see audio content taken out of the existing BBC iPlayer and instead offered as part of a separate service on desktop and mobile. The service seeks to highlight select snippets from BBC output, including associated video content. An iPhone app is to be launched soon - however apps for other devices, such as Google's Android, are not yet ready. The iPhone app, expected to become available later on Monday, Oct 8, also features a built-in alarm clock. From 13:00 BST on Monday, visitors to the BBC's radio section will be directed to the new service. "BBC iPlayer Radio is the platform on which we will develop radio stations as fully multimedia brands so that as well as listen, audiences will be able to watch, share and engage with BBC radio," said Mark Friend, controller of multiplatform and interactive for the BBC's Audio & Music division. "Our next steps will be to make live radio more interactive, make it easier for people to enjoy the BBC's vast audio archive and strengthen radio's position as the number one place for discovering music in the UK." The service will incorporate video material as well as social media content from DJs and program teams. However, neither the desktop nor mobile service offer the ability to watch content without an internet connection. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |