BBC iPlayer Not Coming To Windows Phone

The BBC’s iPlayer platform currently works on hundreds of platforms, including PC, Mac, iPhone and Android. Hence, it would be logical to assume that it would eventually work on Windows Phone too. However, this appears not to be the case according to a statement from the BBC:

“BBC iPlayer is already on over 500 platforms and devices including Virgin Media, BT Vision, FreeSat, Freeview, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Wii, and hundreds of mobile phones, tablets and Internet-connected TVs. We are always looking at new and existing platforms to bring BBC iPlayer to, but have no plans to launch a BBC iPlayer native app in Windows Phone Marketplace in the immediate future.” Seems strange, but there you have it. Still, Microsoft is a huge, influential company, so let’s not rule it out sometime in the future