Channel Five back on board with Project Canvas

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Virgin Media has filed an official complaint with telecom regulator Ofcom, urging it to put a stop to the BBC led IPTV initiative, Project Canvas.BBC News reports that the company has stated that the project could seriously...

UK cable broadband and TV provider Virgin Media has made a formal complaint to Ofcom, urging the communications watchdog to investigate Project Canvas. In a 74-page document submitted to Ofcom yesterday, Virgin argues that the...

Orange is reportedly considering joining the BBC-led IPTV platform Project Canvas, following the departure from the joint ventureof Channel 5, the Guardian has has reported.Project Canvas, which recently received the approval of...

Controversial video on demand platform Project Canvas has suffered a setback as Channel Five pulled out of Project Canvas after saying that it no longer considers the BBC-backed project as a "priority investment".Widely expected...

The BBC Trust was the only potential body capable of stopping Project Canvas in its track and it gave its approval to the scheme which aims to build an open internet-connected TV platform. Back in May 2010, the Office of Fair...

Virgin Media has hinted that it wants to join the BBC-led Project Canvas, after months of apparent opposition.Project Canvas is set to bring together major UK terrestrial broadcasters and internet service providers (ISPs) to...

BBC led Project Canvas, an upcoming video on-demand service for Freeview channels, has announced that companies wishing to acquire a stake in Canvas have until 23rd April to 'show at least an expression of interest in taking a...

UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is all set to examine the BBC-led Project Canvas, after its partners, determined to validate the nature of the controversial project, submitted their application to the regulator. They explained...

Sky TV service, which is run by British Sky Broadcasting (BskyB), has opinionated that BBC Trust's 'inherent tension' regarding the 'Project Canvas' digital alliance has lead it to ignore the competition concerns related to the...

Neil Berkett, Virgin Media's Chief Executive Officer, criticised the BBC-led Project Canvas and the poor handling of the whole issue by the BBC Trust, the governing body behind BBC, while speaking at the Cable Congress convention...

Digital TV Group (DTG), an industywide business entity that include the likes of Dixons, Samsung, Sony and Pace and , has approached the BBC Trust to express its "widespread concern" over Project Canvas. The video on demand...

Project Canvas is possibly one of the most ambitious projects kickstarted by the BBC over the past decade, on par with Freeview which was launched back in 2002, and even more important to the corporation's future than its popular...

Channel Five has become the first broadcaster to join Project Canvas, a joint venture from the network operator BT, the BBC and ITV to offer television to broadband connected set top boxes to the living room.The UK broadcaster...

The next generation web-featured set-top boxes that will offer a range of catch up services, such as BBC iPlayer and ITVplayer, on television screens could make debut as early as the first quarter of the next year, as the BBC...