Digital Britain Consultation: Virgin Questions Canvas, Papers Want iPlayer Carriage
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@ IPTV World Forum: BBC Canvas ‘Not About Creating IPTV Standard’
The BBC’s Project Canvas is not about setting a new technological standard for TV-over-internet, the Beeb’s IPTV director Richard Halton tol…
Sky Opposes iPlayer Sharing, Net Neutrality, Spooked By Canvas
Mark Thompson may have renewed his offer to share the BBC’s iPlayer Thursday morning, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time…
BBC Begins Canvas Persuasion Job, Claims Overseas Interest
Now that the BBC Trust has published the proposal the BBC gave it back in November, the BBC is about to begin telling the industry more abou…
Interview: Griff Parry, Director, VOD, BSkyB: Sky Player Growing, May Eye Canvas
BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is adding six more live streaming channels to the Sky Player online pay TV platform it relaunched in December. With the ad…
BBC’s Project Canvas Consultation Kicks Off; Paid-For Services Possible
The BBC’s plans to bring the internet into living rooms via an open IPTV standard are a step closer to becoming reality after the BBC Trust…
BBC Trying Again On Local News Video Syndication, Canvas Consultation Opens This Week
The BBC still wants to give its regional news footage to local newspaper websites, despite its BBC Local proposal being rejected, and could…
ITV, BT Join BBC’s Project Canvas, Teaming For Open VOD IPTV
ITV (LSE: ITV) and BT (NYSE: BT) are teaming with the BBC to work on an open industry standard for on-demand TV over broadband to the living…
@ Mipcom: BBC Plans Industry Standard For Web TV, Rivals Invited To Join The Party
The BBC is encouraging TV and set-top box makers to adopt an open IPTV platform it hopes to develop. At Cannes’ Mipcom conference Wednesday,…
@ Mipcom: BBC Could Bring All Web TV To Living Room, Preps Kids’ iPlayer
The BBC is encouraging TV and set-top box makers to adopt an open IPTV platform it hopes to develop. Confirming details of the rumoured Proj…