According to Nigel Charters, Project Director of BBC Weather re-procurement (that's a real thing), the deal will save the BBC "millions of pounds over the next seven or so years." At a time where the Beeb is cutting all it can to reduce its budget, the agreement will please the corporation's bean counters.

MeteoGroup is already the UK's largest private sector weather business and provides weather services for both Channel 4 and Sky. Its meteorological data will be fed into the BBC's TV broadcasts and mobile app, which will require an upgrade to show "even more science and forecasting detail."