BBC and Online Television such as the iPlayer service
It seems Britain’s three biggest broadcasters, namely the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, want a slice of the increasingly popular online television pie, and are willing to put aside traditional rivalries to grab that slice.
The three most popular TV broadcasters have jointly announced a plan to launch ‘Kangaroo’, a video on demand online venture, which they hope will compete with the giant that is YouTube.
Each of them are taking a one-third stake in the new venture, which is being labelled “Freeview Online” and between them will provide over 10,000 hours of original programming.
Up to now, the BBC and Channel 4 have provided limited amounts of their own programming on their own services, the BBC iPlayer, and 4oD respectively, but this new plan sees a new level of participation entirely.

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The BBC has used 4 years and a lot of money to develop an on demand video player that is out of date before it’s even released.
The BBC, which already offers a variety of on-demand TV shows and news, will soon be offering even more TV over the internet.