BBC’s free iPhone app no longer coming

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If you want free BBC news straight to your iPhone then it looks like the much-rumoured app won’t be released anytime soon.

The corporation was planning to release free news and sports apps for the iPhone next month, but have put the idea on hold after concerns about unfair market advantage.

The BBC Trust heard concerns from newspapers that the app would unfairly influence the market for news apps. Newspapers are seeking to capitalise on the iPhone in order to make up for falling sales with U.S. papers like the Wall Street Journal and New York Times having announced agreements with Apple for special subscription packages.

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The Trust will now review its plans and decide whether the apps would violate the BBC’s public service agreement.

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