The BBC plans to launch an open iPlayer

The BBC has announced plans to open the iPlayer to third-party broadcasters.

Open iPlayer will allow third parties to run their own version of the iPlayer, according to reports.

Formerly known as Project Marquee, the BBC has designed a system to act as a publish-anywhere specification for the iPlayer.

Erik Huggers, the BBC’s director of future media and technology, unveiled the plans at a recent conference.  “It is not a concept of aggregation, but federation,” he said.

However, the plan still requires approval from the BBC Trust.