The British are Coming: BBC Readies Global Launch of the iPlayer

The British are Coming: BBC Readies Global Launch of the iPlayer

MONACO — With the approval of its governing body, the BBC is readying the global introduction of the iPlayer, the highly successful video on-demand platform which registered 139 million video program views in October.Its popularity has nearly doubled over the past twelve months, the BBC says, citing views of 79 million views in October, 2009.The commercial-free service, which streams BBC programming on demand, is limited to viewers in U.K.