Comments on: BBC, ITV and Channel 4 Join Forces & Battle YouTube With ‘Kangaroo’ Online TV Service

By: Alan Sugar Appointed Chairman Of YouView | Will The Apprentice Star Deliver Set-Top Box?

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:20:31 +0000

[...] is the BBC-backed set-top box and connected-TV platform that rose from the ashes of Project Kangaroo. In essence YouView will combine the existing Freeview with on-demand and social networking [...]

By: YouView Delayed Until 2012 – BBC-Backed Internet Connected TV Dead Or Just Wounded?

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 07:17:08 +0000

[...] began life as Project Canvas, which emerged from the ashes of Project Kangaroo. YouView evolved into a connected-TV platform from partners such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, [...]

By: BSkyB Lodges Last-Ditch Objection Over BBC’s YouView | Ofcom, OFT Likely To Investigate

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:55:30 +0000

[...] for what was conceived as Project Canvas. In turn, Project Canvas was born out of the remnants of Project Kangaroo, which was shuttered by the Competition Commission after objections from BSkyB and Virgin [...]

By: Channel Five Pulls Out Of BBC’s Project Canvas But Orange Negotiating To Replace Them

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:08:08 +0000

[...] Project Canvas emerged when Kangaroo died before its time. The BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, Arqiva, TalkTalk, and BT had ambitions to build a content platform along with set-top carrying that platform. [...]

By: BBC Trust Approves Project Canvas IPTV Standard – BSkyB, Virgin Media Unimpressed

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:44:58 +0000

[...] emerged in the aftermath of the death of Project Kangaroo, killed off by the Competition Commission after preemptive complaints were made by satellite [...]

By: SeeSaw Launches Premium Paid-For Online TV Service | 1,000 Hours Of Content Available

Sat, 22 May 2010 23:10:52 +0000

[...] the BBC’s Project Kangaroo went the way of the dodo, Arqiva decided to buy the infrastructure in order to launch its own online video [...]

By: SeeSaw Launches As Free U.K.-Based Hulu | Pay-Per-View, Subscription Options On Way

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:53:13 +0000

[...] is the one-stop shop for online television that Arqiva built from the ashes of Project Kangaroo. SeeSaw entered an invite-only beta last month, but has now launched fully, with any British [...]

By: SeeSaw Beta Review | Can Arqiva’s One-Stop Shop Play Nicely With iPlayer, 4oD and Hulu?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:16:30 +0000

[...] is the service which has risen from the ashes of Project Kangaroo, an attempt to build a one-stop shop for all British TV catch-up services. And SeeSaw fulfills that [...]

By: SeeSaw Beta Begins As Invite-Only | New Content Deals In Place As Arqiva Plans Launch

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:12:06 +0000

[...] has risen out of the ashes of Project Kangaroo, the joint project between BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 that would have seen all strands of British TV [...]

By: Can BBC Project Canvas Possibly Succeed When Connected TV Platforms Are Everywhere?

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:58:01 +0000

[...] Canvas is the innovative and ambitious endeavor that emerged from the death of Project Kangaroo. The BBC is heading the charge, with backing from the likes of ITV, Five, Channel 4, BT, and [...]