San Jose, Calif. - The BBC said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Adobe Systems to make its free "catch-up" TV service, the BBC iPlayer, available as a streaming service by the end of the year. The on-demand streaming service, available across PC, Mac and Linux platforms to U.K. residents only, will be offered in addition to the TV show download service currently offered by the BBC.

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