BBC to strike content deal with YouTube, FT reports

A silhouette of a mobile user is seen next to a screen projection of Youtube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Jan 16 (Reuters) - The BBC plans ‌to produce programmes for Google's YouTube for the first time,the ‌Financial Times reported on Friday, as the British public broadcaster looks ‌to generate more money as many viewers turn to streaming platforms.

The BBC will begin making tailored shows for YouTube that will subsequently be shown on the BBC's iPlayer and Sounds ‍platforms, the FT said, citing sources.