14 DAY TRIAL // One of the latest applications to have arrived on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system is BBC iPlayer, which has been officially announced today up for grabs for all those interested.
Through this app, Windows Phone 8 users can watch and listen to BBC TV and radio programs from the last 7 days straight from their handsets.
It will deliver access to demand content over Wi-Fi and 3G, while also providing users with the possibility to listen to BBC Radio in the background.
Furthermore, users will be able to add shows to their list of favorites so as to watch later, while having the possibility to easily search for the content that interests them the most by category, schedule, featured and most popular.
“The application will enable you to catch up on your favourite BBC shows on the go. We know this is something that is becoming more and more popular as in March this year 30% of overall requests came from mobiles or tablets, with 81 million requests in total,” a post on BBC’s blog reads.
The mobile application was made available for free for Windows Phone 8 devices, and includes a shortcut to the mobile optimized website, live tile and media player.
Unfortunately, as Dave Price, head of BBC iPlayer, Programmes and On Demand, BBC Future Media, notes in a blog post, owners of Windows Phone 7.5 devices won’t be able to enjoy the features and capabilities of this app.
“Unfortunately, platform limitations with Windows Phone 7.5 have meant we've been unable to provide the same quality playback experience as on Windows Phone 8. This led to the joint decision not to make BBC iPlayer available on Windows Phone 7.5,” he explains.
Those who would like to download the new BBC iPlayer for Windows Phone 8 will find it listed on this page in the Windows Phone Store.