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RSS BBC worldwideBBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News BBC Worldwide has confirmed it wants to launch an iPlayer-style paid-for video platform, allowing viewers overseas access to BBC content on-demand. It could also carry... [12 Oct 2009]
Media Company Expects Lower Phone Costs, Less Travel With Communications Solution
White Paper BBC Worldwide, a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation, produces and sells television programs and other media products. With help from POSTcti, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner,... [02 Oct 2009]
Ashley Highfield
AS Profile Having said this, it became clear what he had been working on since joining Microsoft when the company announced its own long-form on-demand TV service MSN Video, which includes content from BBC... [29 Sep 2009]
BBC, C4 and ITV's Kangaroo finally finds new home with Arqiva
News The on-demand TV platform developed by BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV - known as Project Kangaroo - has had its new home confirmed. Project Kangaroo, a collaboration between BBC... [25 Aug 2009]
Kangaroo tech jumps into Arqiva's hands
News Project Kangaroo, a collaboration between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, was intended to develop a shared online on-demand TV service for the three organisations. It now seems that the money invested... [23 Jul 2009]
Apple bonanza, crime breathalysers and broadband tax
News Moving away from the Apple roadshow, BT revealed this month that it had throttled download speeds for BBC iPlayer and called for content providers to take on more of the costs for provisioning content. [02 Jul 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Kangaroo, an online on-demand TV service and joint venture between the BBC's commercial arm BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, was referred by the OFT to the Competition Commission, and... [23 Jun 2009]
BBC, Google in talks over international iPlayer?
News It would be highly surprising if BBC Worldwide and YouTube were not talking. However, he added that BBC Worldwide would need to work out how such a deal would fit in... [29 May 2009]
Orange walks away from Kangaroo buy
News Project Kangaroo started life as a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV to develop a platform to play on-demand content from all three. Some very valuable digital assets were developed... [21 May 2009]
Cheat sheet: Digital Britain
Cheat Sheet Well, Digital Britain is already mulling over the question of whether to create a second public broadcaster - possibly by merging Channel 4 with BBC Worldwide or Five - to provide competition for the... [21 Apr 2009]
Satyam deal could spell trouble for BT
News Satyam offers a wide range of IT outsourcing services and expertise, building up a base of 600 clients at its peak, including household names such as BBC Worldwide, Nestle and Fifa. BT could face... [15 Apr 2009]
Orange 'on the hunt for BBC, ITV, C4 tech'
News Project Kangaroo started life in 2007 as a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV but was subsequently given the red light by the Competition Commission earlier this year due to fears... [06 Apr 2009]
Kangaroo tech to get ITV kiss of life?
News The joint venture, which involved the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, was given the red light after it was deemed to be a threat to competition in the developing... [06 Feb 2009]
Project Kangaroo shot dead by Competition Commission
News BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 together control the vast majority of this material, which puts them in a very strong position as wholesalers of TV content to restrict competition from other current and... [04 Feb 2009]
Irish ISP to ban illegal music downloaders
News Check out silicon.com's Cheat Sheets… Cheat Sheet: QR codes Working from home Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Willie Kavanagh, who is also managing director of EMI Ireland, told state television... [02 Feb 2009]
