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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 Worldwide, ITV and... [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 in developing the... [23 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... [23 Jun 2009]
Project Canvas: Watch out for DRM, rivals and quality
News Another BBC collaboration - a single platform for viewing BBC, ITV and Channel 4 programmes on a computer known as Project Kangaroo - was blocked by the Competition... [27 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... [06 Apr 2009]
'The web is getting into our DNA'
Comment Not all of Channel 4's experiments with online content have ended in success - Project Kangaroo, a video-on-demand collaboration with BBC and ITV was axed this year after the Competition... [18 Mar 2009]
Online TV - why this is only the beginning
News Online television has a bright future and we're only at the beginning, according to one of the executives responsible for the launch of the BBC iPlayer. Speaking at The Intellect Annual Regent Conference 2009 in London,... [12 Feb 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 Project Kangaroo, a proposed single platform for viewing BBC, ITV and Channel 4 programmes on a computer, has been blocked by the Competition Commission. The... [04 Feb 2009]
iPlayer and chums coming to your set-top box and mobile
News A separate web TV joint venture between the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV, Project Kangaroo recently fell foul of the Competition Commission, which decided the service - an online media player... [11 Dec 2008]
Watchdog kills Project Kangaroo's bounce
News The future of Project Kangaroo, the proposed online TV-video joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, is in doubt following comments from the Competition Commission.... [03 Dec 2008]
Project Kangaroo makes leap to December testing
News Project Kangaroo, the online TV joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, is planning to start testing the on-demand media player by the end of the year. The project lost its CEO, ex-BBC... [18 Nov 2008]
Ashley Highfield
AS Profile Since his appearance at number five on the Agenda Setters last year, Highfield has overseen the hugely successful launch of the BBC's online in-demand TV service, iPlayer - then moved onto pastures new. [07 Oct 2008]
Kangaroo web TV faces competition scrutiny
News Kangaroo, the proposed online on-demand video joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, has been referred to the Competition Commission. Kangaroo - which is headed up by... [30 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.03.07
Round-Up Once the Sky channels were taken off air Virgin Media changed the name of Sky News to 'Sky Snooze - try BBC' and Sky Sports News to 'Old Sky Sports Snooze'. And in November 2006 Virgin Media had attempted to add ITV to... [02 Mar 2007]
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