BBC Plans iTunes Competitor For TV Shows

The BBC is developing a radical scheme under which UK viewers would pay to download new and old BBC TV shows from a service it hopes will compete with iTunes. The U.K. broadcaster wants to make all its shows available as download-to-own (DTO) at prices including £1.89 ($3) per show, under a scheme called Project Barcelona.

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