When asked about bringing iPlayer to Windows Phone, the corporation's on-demand honcho, Daniel Danker, responded by saying it's not cost-or-time effective for the system -- thanks to a lack of support for HTTP Live Streaming.

ENGADGET: BBC not bringing iPlayer or live streaming to Windows Phone, blames Microsoft

He told us that he's optimistic that a solution might arrive, perhaps on October 26th, but until then, the corporation won't even look at developing an app for any Windows-powered handset.

ENGADGET: BBC not bringing iPlayer or live streaming to Windows Phone, blames Microsoft

"The Samsung Series 7 Slate PC is a great example of the commitment Samsung has to continued innovation with Windows, " said Nick Parker, Vice President of Worldwide OEM Marketing at Microsoft Corporation.

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