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An industry group of UK newspapers is challenging the BBC's plan to release free apps for the iPhone and other mobile devices, saying the effort will "undermine the commercial sector's ability to establish an economic model in an emerging but potentially important market." The BBC, which is funded via licensing fees levied on television sets, is regulated by an oversight board to operate in the public interest. The Newspaper Publishers Association is appealing to that regulator, the BBC Trust, to reject the free apps based on the "Public Value Test." But the Trust told paidContent UK that it doesn't see a problem with the BBC's apps.
An industry group of UK newspapers is challenging the BBC's plan to release free apps for the iPhone and other mobile devices, saying the effort will "undermine the commercial sector's ability to establish an economic model in an emerging but potentially important market." The BBC, which is funded via licensing fees levied on television sets, is regulated by an oversight board to operate in the public interest. The Newspaper Publishers Association is appealing to that regulator, the BBC Trust, to reject the free apps based on the "Public Value Test." But the Trust told paidContent UK that it doesn't see a problem with the BBC's apps.
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