BBC iPlayer coming to UK Windows Phone 7.5 and 8

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The BBC's Cyrus Saihan has just hit us with the news thatiPlayer (http://www.engadget.com/tag/iplayer) will soon be available on Windows Phones in the UK, following a deal with Microsoft. Technically speaking, it'll be a browser-based shortcut, but it sounds like it should function much like a regular app: it'll be available from the Windows Phone Store and run on WP 7.5 and 8 handsets with its own live tile. According to the BBC's press office, which seems to be a bit more specific with its time frames, the service should become available within the "next few months". Sure, there have been false starts (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/bbc-iplayer-reaching-windows-phone-within-weeks/) in the past, and various technical hiccups (http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/20/bbc-no-iplayer-on-windows-phone/)that have made it difficult for the Beeb to support Microsoft's mobile OS, but this time -- finally -- it's for real.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/05/bbc-iplayer-coming-to-windows-phone/