The BBC has contracted Siemens IT Solutions and Services (SIS) to design, implement and support a new content delivery platform.
The broadcaster's Digital Media Initiative is intended to create a single repository for digital content accessible through any medium, from computers to set-top boxes and mobile phones. Siemens' responsibilities will include managing a library of BBC content and creating a system to relay data to a variety of different devices.
The value of the deal has not been disclosed but is expected to be worth somewhere in the region of €100m (£80.2m), according to analyst Ovum.
"As broadcasters and TV stations prepare for the digitalization of their content there will be more contracts of this kind," said Ovum analyst Cornelia Wels-Maug.
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