Broadband customers could soon be able to watch BBC news online, if the scheme is approved by industry watchdog Ofcom.

Once the idea is given the go-ahead, internet users will be able to get "ultra-local" news videos online, reports the Corporation.

Diana Coyle, BBC trustee and chair of the Trust's public value and fair trading committee, explained that the move came in response to a licence fee payer demand for more local services.

She added: "We now want to receive all comments - positive and negative - from the public and the industry before we consider the application in detail."

However, there have been concerns that if approved, the £68 million scheme could affect local newspapers - an issue which is currently being considered as part of the Ofcom review.

In January, the BBC reported that over a million people had used its iPlayer service, where broadband customers can catch-up on the last week of programmes broadcast on its channels.

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