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BBC confirms launch of Playlister digital music service

2013-10-08 13:49:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The BBC has announced a new digital music service called BBC Playlister. The new service will allow users to add and save their favourite tracks heard on the BBC to a personal online playlist, which they can then export to one of the BBC's digital music partners where they can hear the music in full. The first stage of BBC Playlister will launch in the coming days on PC and via a mobile browser. Users will be able to export their playlist from the BBC to either Spotify, YouTube or Deezer and listen back to tracks in full. The BBC plans to add other features in the coming months, including recommendations from DJs and presenters and the ability to integrate fully with mobiles via the BBC iPlayer Radio app. BBC Playlister will go live across the BBC's websites in the UK and worldwide.

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Stephanie Flanders to leave the BBC

2013-09-26 17:57:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The BBC's economics editor Stephanie Flanders will leave the corporation to join JP Morgan Asset Management.

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VIDEO: Bill and Melinda Gates: BBC interview

2013-09-25 23:20:14| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Bill and Melinda Gates have told the BBC they are pleased with the "huge progress" made by African countries in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

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