Related news roundup - 19 July

Posted by andrew pascoe on July 19, 2009 · View Comments 

  • Broadcast Now: Rahul Chakkara, controller of TV platforms at the BBC, is understood to be leaving the corporation, after deciding not to move north to Manchester in 2011. The site reports that the R&D division is leading Canvas, along with the TV platforms group.
  • BrandRepublic: Carphone Warehouse is now not as keen as it once was to close the IPTV operations of Tiscali. CEO Charles Dunstone has said they’ll look at all options, including becoming a part of Project Canvas.
  • PaidContentUK: The Project Kangaroo shutdown cost BBC Worldwide £9.1million, it was revealed in their  annual report released this past week.
  • And finally, TechRadar has a great summary of Project Canvas to date. Read it here.
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Related news roundup - 12 May 2009

Posted by andrew pascoe on May 12, 2009 · View Comments 

Some direct Project Canvas news:

  • From The Telegraph: BSkyB (reportedly in its submission to the BBC Trust’s consultation on Canvas) has called for Project Canvas to be subjected to a full public value test (PVT) including an Ofcom market impact assessment. Sky also reportedly says the proposal is too vague to be properly evaluated and hence approved.

Related news:

  • From CNET: An interview with the BBC’s Erik Huggers on iPlayer. Includes stats on data transferred (7petabytes monthly), info on formats (about 14 all told), and very brief look at features of the next version.
  • From PaidContent UK: The Broadband Measurement Working Group is starting testing of new online video measurement metrics
  • From The Guardian: Blinkx has done a deal with Miniweb that will eventually see its services on set top boxes.
  • From The Register: Carphone Warehouse is going to buy Tiscali UK. The combined business will make it the second largest ISP.
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