What About BBC Deliver More Details About Project Canvas
Posted By seovine on March 10, 2011
The BBC Trust have released the latest report on the new Live Internet TV cooperation that is program Canvas.
The initiative led by the BBC and partnering with BT and ITV is an ambitious project aimed at defining a new received for the preservation of streaming capability to broadband fitted set-top boxes.
During the first phase of its world consultation the Trust received feedback from 60 industry stakeholders and plant life “far-flung sign for the delivery of Internet TV to viewers”, with most of its stakeholders acknowledging that the “BBC could potentially help both coordinate and speed this process”.
Being interested that the BBC was using public money to shape the Online TV market, which it said could “distort competition” to the detriment of consumers.
It also said that plans to create a Canvas electronic programme guide and user user interface have recommended that it would be a completely new platform rather than just a service wraparound for Internet TV services.
Canvas partners BT, ITV and the BBC also challenged Sky’s concerns by commenting that the “enormous consumer benefits” of internet powered TV should “not be controlled to paying customers”.
“Canvas has the potential to do the same for the next generation of TV, bringing content on-demand from a huge range of providers into the living room, all for a one-off fee. Access to the Canvas platform would be open to any third-party, including Sky.”
It also requested guidance on the projected technological specifications for the project and the arrangements for manipulate of any EPG or user interface.
The BBC stated in reply that its aim to work very closely with industry stakeholders such as the Digital TV Group during development of the project.
It is also working with industry bodies such as the Open IPTV Forum and European broadcast medium get together to “bring a globally scalable specification to market in the UK in 2010″.
Coyle commented:- “We are pleased that the BBC Executive has responded positively to our request for more information. We are now giving stakeholdersthe chance to let us have their comments so that we can give them careful consideration.
“Over the coming months we will continue to troth with stakeholders to help us make a fully informed judgement.”
So in a nutshell, project Canvas is slowly taking form and Sky are scared about losing dominance in the pay tv market and hence trying to block its progress. Add into the mix that Hulu are looking to launch in the UK around September and we have a heady internet TV cocktail ready to blow.Deliver