O2 ink BBC content deal

Link: BBC NEWS | Business | O2 agrees BBC phone content deal
BBC Worldwide (the commercial arm of the BBC) have inked a deal with O2, which will allow the operator to offer clips from popular TV shows including Little Britain and The Office to it’s O2 Active subscribers.

Peter Percier, head of  mobile for BBC Worldwide, says: “O2 is the largest UK operator by subscriber numbers so this is clearly a great deal for us”. He added that BBC Worldwide has “access to some of the best known and most loved TV brands”.

According to reports, O2 customers will initially get access to about 300 pieces of media content, increasing in time.