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"BBC Worldwide has announced that the global version of BBC iPlayer will launch in Western Europe later this year, with monthly subscriptions expected to cost around $10 (\u00A36). In her first major speech since joining Worldwide as president of networks and global iPlayer, Jana Bennett will reveal that BBC fans living in Western Europe will be able to access a mix of current and archive content on Apple&amp;#039;s iPad. Speaking at the Banff World Television Festival in Canada, Bennett will stress that the multi-territory rollout of global iPlayer later this year will be &amp;quot;very much a pilot&amp;quot;, and the full launch will be run &amp;quot;in a careful and measured way&amp;quot;. No date has been set so far for a US launch. Bennett will add: &amp;quot;We want the global BBC iPlayer to imaginatively engage an on-demand audience with the best classic and contemporary British shows.&amp;quot; She will explain that the global iPlayer will be &amp;quot;a different proposition&amp;quot; to the UK version, and claim that it will not cannibalise viewers from the BBC&amp;#039;s international channels.  &amp;quot;The freedom from catch-up means that we&amp;#039;ve got a lot more flexibility in terms of what we put on there and how we present it,&amp;quot; Bennett will say.  &amp;quot;In overseas markets where the whole gamut of the BBC&amp;#039;s linear broadcast isn&amp;#039;t available then applying the on-demand model we have in the UK doesn&amp;#039;t make sense.&amp;quot;  According to Bennett, global BBC iPlayer will offer &amp;quot;editorially-curated collections&amp;quot; across genres such as music, comedy, factual, natural history and children&amp;#039;s programmes. She will add: &amp;quot;Whilst it won&amp;#039;t happen overnight, our ambition is to present a timeless mix of classic and contemporary UK creativity, showcasing the best of British content from the 1950s to the present day. Vintage British creativity but fresh and for the future.&amp;quot; Also in the speech, Bennett will outline her vision for Worldwide&amp;#039;s network of international channels, including new programming and channel launches.  Worldwide&amp;#039;s travel guide publisher Lonely Planet is to produce a raft of branded content for the BBC Knowledge channels, which are shown in 14 countries around the world. Bennett will also discuss the forthcoming launch of a full BBC Earth natural history channel and plans to bring a localised feed of BBC HD to Latin America within the year, following the channel&amp;#039;s expansion into Scandinavia, Poland and Turkey. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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