Newspapers vent anger over BBC iPhone app

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Plans to launch a dedicated BBC iPhone application (app) has been harshly
criticised by the Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA) which is set to
complain to ministers and the BBC Trust that the new smartphone service will
distort the market.

The plan, which was revealed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this
week, will mean that the BBC’s popular free online content, including its
iPlayer TV service, will be available as an iPhone app for the first time
and other platforms such as Google’s Android and BlackBerry later in the
year.

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Pirated audiobook seller jailed

A man who sold counterfeit audiobooks, including the best-selling Harry Potter stories, has been jailed for 21 months.

Andrew Sloper, 42, of Alvaston, Derby, made and sold fake audio CDs and DVDs, earning more than £85,000. Read more