It is understood that the deal, which has been created by the independent producer's trade body Pact, will allow content makers to have more rights over how and where their work is used in mobile and online format.
Pact said that allowing independent programme makers to retain their content rights would "put them on a par" with TV producers.
The deal has been described by Pact as similar to the existing TV Terms of Trade agreement, and will allow companies to shift from a cost plus business model to one emphasising IP licensing.
According to the BBC, the new framework will be used as the basis for commissions on its standalone new media content. Pact believes that allowing content makers to retain their programme rights could kickstart the secondary market for digital content, which it said was still in its early stages.
Andrew Chitty, interactive deputy chair of Pact, said: "It's a real step forward in that for the first time it recognises that interactive producers can own the rights to the content and services they create, putting them on a par with television producers."
James Lancaster, head of rights and business affairs, said the new framework was part of the BBC's determination to put in place modernised, flexible arrangements that enabled content to be produced for the multiplatform arena.
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