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The Now Show’s right notes
“The greatest sorrow in my life, I swear to highest heaven, I wish I hadn’t updated my iPhone to iOS 7.”
— Mitch Benn, sung, on The Now Show
BBC news on mobile phones in Burma
Although a country of almost fifty million people, it's thought that less than 10% of the population own mobile phones, and internet access generally is still rare making Burma one of Asia's least connected markets. However, the market is not set to remain untapped and the number of mobile subscribers will likely mushroom over the next four years as on June 27 the Burmese government will auction two mobile operator licences amongst a dozen or so bidders narrowed down from an original list of around twenty.
New Peter Kay show to premier on BBC iPlayer
The six part sitcom created by Tim Reid and Paul Coleman, and directed by Peter Kay, is the first-ever series to premiere on BBC iPlayer in its entirety before a television transmission, as part of a 40 hour content trial that showcases programming via iPlayer.
