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The BBC is considering plans to offer ITV and Channel 4 the free and open use of its online video catch-up service iPlayer.The move is thought to be part of the BBC’s response to Ofcom’s public service broadcasting review – the BBC Trust is expected to make a presentation to Ofcom later this week, according… Continue reading BBC set to offer iPlayer to Channel 4 and ITV

Online TV and film site Blinkbox has signed new deals with Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Pictures Television in a bid to increase its online content offering.The Twentieth Century Fox deal will allow users to access premium films, including new releases Juno and Jumper, according to reports.Users will also be able to purchase films such… Continue reading Blinkbox signs online deal with Fox and Sony

The former Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems (JICIMS) has formed a new body called the UK Online Measurement company (UKOM).The joint committee collapsed last week following the departure of the IPA and ISBA as JICIMS stakeholders, leaving the remaining partners – AOP and IAB – to form a new body (see JICIMS to… Continue reading JICIMS forms new body for online measurement

BSkyB’s has made its new online video service Sky Player TV cheaper than its satellite TV packages.The broadcaster’s online service offers users a choice of three packages ranging from £15 to £34 a month, while Sky’s cheapest satellite TV package is £17 a month.Sky’s Entertainment Pack, which will be available at the cheaper monthly rate… Continue reading BSkyB is set make its online TV cheaper than satellite

Analysts at Screen Digest have criticised the Competition Commission (CC) after it ruled that online-video service Project Kangaroo will not have an effect on the UK online advertising market.Earlier this week, the CC ruled that Project Kangaroo (the joint venture between BBC Worldwide ITV and Channel 4) “is likely to result in a substantial lessening… Continue reading Analysts criticise Competition Commission’s Kangaroo ruling

This week’s edition of “The Inside Line” focuses on the Competition Commission’s provisional report into BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4’s joint online VoD venture, Project Kangaroo. Each week we will take a key media topic and ask the industry for their opinion.This week’s question:Is the Competition Commission right to impose restrictions upon Project Kangaroo?Andy… Continue reading The Inside Line: Project Kangaroo’s competition issues

ITV is set to rebrand its online catch-up TV service ITV Player to make it an instantly recognisable VoD brand.The broadcaster’s new name and logo come 18 months after ITV created its online broadband TV service, which currently comes under the ‘Catch Up’ section of the ITV.com website.ITV’s decision to rebrand the service also follows… Continue reading ITV rebrands online VoD service as ITV Player

The Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems (JICIMS) is to restructure after ISBA and the IPA withdrew support.ISBA and the IPA resigned as JICIMS stakeholders after being unable to commit to the three years of funding that a full JIC model would require, leaving the IAB and the AOP to lead the initiative.A statement… Continue reading JICIMS to restructure after ISBA and IPA withdraw support

The future of Project Kangaroo remains uncertain after the Competition Commission’s provisional findings reveal that the proposed VoD service will “restrict competition” in the UK.Ahead of the final report into the joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 (UKVoD), which is due to be published by February 8, the Competition Commission concluded that… Continue reading Competition Commission: Kangaroo “will restrict competition”

IPC Southbank has secured Elizabeth Arden as a sponsor of its new online advent calendar on womanandhome.com, in a bid to attract users to the site in the lead up to Christmas.Visitors to the women’s magazine site will be able to win daily prizes from Elizabeth Arden’s beauty products and experiences, such as skincare gift… Continue reading Elizabeth Arden sponsors IPC’s online advent calendar