The BBC’s iPlayer is accessible on the iPhone and iPod touch as well as a range of smart phones. A search for iPlayer in the Apple app store turns up nothing at all, as the iPlayer mobile is currently a web based application. It is most easily accessed via a mobile web browser. The service is also accessible as a click through via the tvguide.co.uk mobile application (which is how I discovered it).
Delivering TV on mobile devices has been a key objective for programme makers and mobile operators for years. The quality of the service at first look is exceptional and this, combined with being ‘first to market’ is a major coup for the BBC. Rather than aiming for a specific mobile phone platform the BBC is looking to provide a service that is widely available. According to the iPlayer website all of the following devices should be able to receive the mobile iPlayer:
- Apple iPhone/iPod touch
- HTC Diamond
- HTC Touch HD
- Nokia 5800
- Nokia E71
- Nokia N85
- Nokia N86
- Nokia N95
- Nokia N96
- Nokia N97
- Samsung i8510
- Samsung i8910
- Samsung Omnia
- Sony Ericsson C905
- Sony Ericsson W705
- Sony Ericsson W715
- Sony Ericsson W775
- Sony Ericsson W995
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
