Confrontation Between Ofcom & BBC Over Project Canvas Looms

The BBC and Ofcom are on collision course over Canvas, the open industry standard television over IP project that the Beeb is planning to launch with ITV and BT. As reported last week, Canvas, which some have called the hardware version of iPlayer, aims to replicate the online player's success without having to access a computer or a web browser. Virgin media's Virgin TV on Demand functions in a similar way, allowing you to play back on demand content and using...