BBC IPlayer Coming to Windows Based Smartphones

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­UK based broadcaster, the BBC has announced a deal to port its existing mobile TV streaming service, iPlayer to Windows Phone based devices.

The BBC iPlayer is already available for Android and Apple devices, and the broadcaster recently revealed that it has seen mobile use surge by a third since Christmas.

In a blog post, the head of Business Development, BBC Future Media said that they will be releasing a shortcut to BBC iPlayer in the near future which will be available in the Windows Phone Store, enabling the BBC iPlayer website to work on Windows Phone 7.5 and 8 via a live tile.

This shortcut will wrap the BBC iPlayer mobile website together with the BBC media player.

Latest figures show that over 650 different device types can access BBC iPlayer.

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