BBC Sport app coming to the PlayStation 3 in time for Wimbledon 2012

Sony has announced that a BBC Sport app, which will sit alongside BBC News and BBC iPlayer on the Sony Entertainment Network, will be launching on Sony Bravia and PlayStation 3 devices in time for Wimbledon 2012 (June 25th), providing new television content over and above that available on free-to-air television.

The principal purpose of the BBC Sport app is to deliver live sporting events where there are simultaneous activities or multiple camera angles, making it an ideal fixture to get front row seats to watch Formula One and major sporting events coming to London this summer, including Wimbledon and the Olympics.

The app will provide UK consumers with a mix of both live and on-demand sporting events from the UK and around the world. Throughout the London 2012 Olympics Games, the BBC Sport app will give audiences access to 2,500 hours of content and up to 24 simultaneous live events, all in HD.

In addition to the current BBC red-button function consumers with the BBC Sport app will have access to more interactive content and extra coverage of future sporting events.

The app's user interface will be familiar to consumers who currently use the BBC Sport website, it will be simple to navigate using the standard remote control, Media Remote smartphone application or PlayStation 3 controller. It will launch on PS3, 2011 & 2012 Internet Enabled Bravia's with more devices to follow.