BBC Sport today launch a mobile application for
iPhone and iPod touch devices in the UK. The free app brings together
BBC Sport’s expert coverage to deliver news, live scores, stats,
commentary and analysis on-the-go.
Arriving
in time for a busy start to the 2013 sporting calendar, the app’s
customisable menu allows you to keep up with your favourite sporting
events - from breaking football transfer news and gossip, to live text
coverage of the Premier League, Rugby Union Six Nations championship and
the upcoming F1 season.
A new mobile football live scores section
has been introduced allowing you to follow the action, whether you’re
at the match or out and about. It provides a league-by-league overview
of the latest scores and goal scorers at a glance, with dedicated match
pages for more in-depth information, bringing together starting
line-ups, match stats, live text commentary and the post-game report.
In
addition, a new fixtures and results section has been developed to help
you keep on top of all the major UK and international football
competitions, by simply selecting any day in the season from the app’s
calendar. There’s also easy access to live streams from Radio 5 Live and
Radio 5 Live Sports Extra for even more great sports coverage.
Other features, including live and on-demand video highlights, and an application for Android devices will be introduced soon.
The
rapid growth of smartphones over the last few years has made mobile a
particularly important platform for BBC Sport audiences. Mobile devices
account for a third of BBC Sport’s total traffic, rising to over 40% at
weekends and peaking at 45% on Saturday afternoons, as the nation
accesses the final scores from wherever they may be.
Lucie McLean,
Executive Product Manager for Sport, BBC Future Media, said: “Through
the huge success of the Olympics we know that audiences love to access
sport services through both mobile browser and apps. The new BBC Sport
app builds on the success of London 2012 to give users an even easier
way to get the content they love, whether it’s checking out how their
team got on, following live text updates on the day’s sporting action or
catching up with the latest news.”
The Apple iOS app can be downloaded from the iTunes app store
(Source : BBC Media Centre)
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