Jobs iPhone keynote not for the UK Apple not offering live broadcast to tech press in Britain

5 June 2008 13:00 GMT / By Stuart Miles

As the tech world eagerly awaits Apple CEO Steve Jobs' keynote speech at the company's worldwide developer conference 2008 on Monday 9 June, Pocket-lint can reveal it won't be broadcast to journalists in the UK.

Although this news may not seem to affect the average consumer, it is an interesting development that could raise questions about what Jobs will discuss during his time on stage.

Traditionally Apple "simulcasts" keynote speeches to the UK and the rest of Europe, usually to a London location with the BBC centre being a popular choice in recent years, so that UK press can hear and see all the action, and announcements, at the same time as their US colleagues.

For the keynote on the 9 June, widely expected to be the launch pad of the 3G iPhone, Apple has confirmed to Pocket-lint it will not be offering a satellite link-up with San Fran, only the chance to watch the speech on the Apple website after the event.

This could suggest, contrary to what the world's press believe - and arguably for good reason - that Jobs' will not use his keynote to announce the launch of the 3G iPhone after all, or, that the UK will get be getting the 3G iPhone so far behind our American counterparts that a seperate event will be needed to remind us what it's all about.

Comments

Jobs says "F*ck You!" to the UK.
Nice one Steve. Posted by Nathanael, UK
What a wholly unfounded and ridiculous theory. A couple of hours delay, whilst you read and report on the blogs of other tech journalists who are actually attending the event or view the quicktime a few hours later, will have no impact on the UK reaction to whatever announcements are made, good or bad. As Apple builds critical mass it can afford to call the shots, like not attending the Paris expo. As an Apple stock holder, I am very happy that they are controlling needless expenses. Macrumors will have a live blog with photos going on throughout the keynote and apple.com is always updated with new product details within minutes of the keynote ending.
Posted by Chris, United Kingdom
or maybe that we're getting the 3G first, and what he says to the US will not be relevant to the UK as they're not getting a 3G iPhone yet Posted by Hugh, UK
And the rest of the world sleeps on, happy in the knowledge that the next J-Phone doesnt matter a damn outside of a very small circle
Just my two Euros worth ;) Posted by grank, UK
Why do people keep speculating that the new iphone will be a delayed release in the UK?! Does the whole iphone not being sold temporarily in the UK give it away. In the UK you can only currently buy an iphone on ebay, you can't buy it on O2 or apple so it's kind of a no brainer that whatever will be announced at the WWDC WILL BE for the UK as well as the US. Posted by Ramy, UK
nice one - so we in the uk get stiffed by orange and O2 again ! Posted by Mart, scotland