The BBC will launch an iPlayer application for mobile phones and iPads tomorrow.
The free download will allow users to watch BBC TV and radio channels live on their gadgets as well as catch up on programmes aired during the last week.
The long-awaited app will initially only be available on the iPad and on mobile devices running Google's Android operating system. A wi-fi connection is also necessary.
Going mobile: An iPlayer application for mobile phones and iPads will be launched by the BBC tomorrow
iPhone and iPod Touch owners will have to wait for a compatible app - expected soon - to be made available for their devices.
Currently consumers must visit the BBC website on their device, but the new app is expected to make access far easier.
Future versions may also allow programmes to be downloaded for viewers to enjoy when they are not online, potentially handy for people on the London Underground.
BBC spokesman Daniel Banker confirmed tomorrow's launch.
He said: 'Apps are a big part of our plans to make BBC Online more easily accessible on mobile devices.
'The BBC News app has been a success for us since launching last year and BBC iPlayer will be next off the production line.
These apps are coming at a time when we're really beginning to see massive growth of people using BBC iPlayer on mobile devices.
'Over Christmas, growth in mobile use of BBC iPlayer outpaced PC growth by more than two-to-one, and BBC iPlayer growth on tablets outpaced PCs by more than twenty-to-one.'
The BBC launched its latest version of iPlayer last September - it included an element of social networking by integrating Facebook and Twitter accounts so that viewers know what programmes their friends have 'liked'.
The launch was beset by hundreds of viewer complaints that the updated version was full of bugs that made it extremely difficult to use.
