BBC teams up with ITV and BT for "Project Canvas"

According to TechDigest, the companies plan a set-top box that can access YouTube, iPlayer, and other video sites.

Following the utter failure of Kangaroo, BBC and ITV bosses have put their heads together and come up with a different strategy. They're launching a public consultation on a proposal for a IPTV service that they're calling Project Canvas.

There's not a whole lot of detail available yet, but it appears that the companies want to put together a set-top box service that'll deliver television (in HD), a PVR service, internet access (to YouTube and other sites), and some sort of electronic program guide to it all.

The partners hope that it would cost in the region of £100-200 for the consumer, and a 2010 launch is aimed at. The BBC says it'll contribute £6 million to the project over the next five years, out of a total of £16.6 million that it'll need.

emily | 8:49 AM | Set Top Boxes |
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