• The Register (UK), Thursday, December 2, 2010 1:01 PM

Sometime next year, the BBC is expected to debut a subscription-based iPad app for U.S. consumers. "The U.S. is likely to get its hands on the app first, some time in the middle of next year," reports the Register. "If successful, BBC Worldwide -- the broadcaster's money-making division -- will extend it to other areas."

According to the Register, the decision is up to the BBC Trust. Luke Bradley-Jones, who heads BBC.com, tells The Financial Times that the cost to US subscribers has yet to be determined. In the story -- which you'll need a subscription to FT to view -- Bradley-Jones explains: "We're quite bullish about what we can charge, but we are still working out the details." The app itself will have a "handcrafted feel, very much being about the best of British," according to Bradley-Jones. Industry-wide, he predicts a mix of subscriptions, download-to-own and pay-per-view.

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