January 13, 2010 by James Oliver
Almost since the launch of the BBC’s industry leading iPlayer portal, technology insiders have been predicting that the system would eventually be installed in TVs. Though few thought that it would happen quite this soon. Samsung have announced that the BBC iPlayer will be one of the first apps to be installed on their new range of televisions, with the first ones being rolled out as early as this year.
Samsung is not the first major manufacturer to take the leap into providing the system as part of its hardware, with smaller British company, Cello offering TVs with the service included late last year. However, they are the first major player to step up to the plate and few are predicting that they will be the last. The service will come as part of the Samsung internet@TV service.
The service will obviously require a WiFi connection, though aside from that it should work straight out of the box. It’s predicted to be a real boon for Samsung’s sales figures this year, as it will allow families and friends to view BBC television whenever they like as a group, rather than alone at their personal computers.
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