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It has been a busy week over at the BBC, for both its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, and the part paid for by you and me.
Worldwide announced a deal with Apple to offer shows like Life on Mars and Torchwood via iTunes. Meanwhile, the BBC announced booming user figures for its iPlayer, with more than 17m programmes having been streamed or downloaded since launch seven weeks ago. In January, more than 2.2m people watched a programme on iPlayer.
These are hugely impressive figures and will give...