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YouView Formally Project Canvas is Due Early 2011

  • Posted on: 19 September 2010
  • By: Patrick Oliphant

YouViewAfter two years in the making the BBC Trust has formally annoucnced what is to become of Project Canvas, its planned internet TV service. They have renamed it to from Canvas to YouView and said the service is expected to go live in early 2011.  The service like Freeview will allow UK households to watch live television except it will be through a Set-top Box via their broadband connection. There is one added partner (Arqiva) to the original five (ITV, BT, Five, C4 and Talk Talk).

Project Canvas to Paint New Picture for Britain’s Digital Homes

  • Posted on: 2 February 2010
  • By: Patrick Oliphant

bbc canvasThe canvas project is in its final stage of consultation and has been given a provisional approval by the BBC Trust. Project Canvas was setup to allow UK viewers with broadband connection to watch on their Television set on-demand TV such as BBC iPlayer and ITV Player.  Homes with compatible set-top box connected to the internet could access content provision through Canvas without needing to pay for the content.