DTT pay platform Top Up TV is to add a selection of BBC content to its download selection after a deal with BBC Worldwide.
The content is being divided into three genre-specific categories BBC Comedy, BBC Factual and BBC Drama. They will appear in the Top Up TV guide from June 2.
Included in the package is Life on Mars, Doctor Who, Bleak House, Spooks, Blue Planet, Himalaya with Michael Palin, Life in the Undergrowth, Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen and The Catherine Tate Show.
The majority of shows made available are older than three years.
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