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BBC World Service

Zeno Media LLC · News

The official BBC World Service news app by Zeno Media LLC offers the latest programmes and news headlines from the BBC World Service

Free · In-app purchases

PRICE
Free
In-app purchases
BUSINESS MODEL
Freemium
No overall Grossing estimate available
RATING
4.7
66,281 ratings · Top 15%

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Hypothesis 1

Implement offline reading mode with local storage.

Assumption to check: Limited offline functionality for reading articles

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 2

Create an algorithm for personalized article recommendations.

Assumption to check: Lack of personalization in the news feed

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 3

Add text-to-speech capabilities for accessibility.

Assumption to check: No text-to-speech feature for articles

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Hypothesis 4

Enhance bookmarks section with organization options and tags.

Assumption to check: Difficulty in managing bookmarks

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App evidence

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App Store description

The official BBC World Service news app by Zeno Media LLC offers the latest programmes and news headlines from the BBC World Service. You can to listen to the latest radio programmes using the free audio player or by using the telephone dial-up option (standard geographic mobile charges will apply. Please check with your provider for exact costs before calling). - Read the latest news headlines from the BBC World Service website - Listen to your favorite radio programmes free with the audio player, or by using the standard-rate telephone dial-up service. - You can listen to the most recent editions of: - The Global News Podcast - Newshour - HARDtalk - Sport Today - Business Daily - Focus on Africa, and many more For EU users only: If you choose to receive customized ads, a unique identifier (Google Advertising ID or Apple’s ID for Advertising) relating to your device will be stored by Zeno Media to provide you with the service and allow customized advertising to be served within the app. No other Personal Data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed. Such information will only be processed in line with Zeno Media’s Privacy Policy, available at https://www.zenomedia.com/wp-content/themes/zeno/privacy_policy.pdf Find out about your privacy rights and the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy. Notifications may include alerts, sounds and icon badges. These can be reconfigured in Settings (notifications). Details of data this app collects, including the unique identifier relating to your device and your location data, is also found under Settings.

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