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Graham Perrin

Electronics giants raise ruckus over Project Canvas * The Register - 0 views

  • members include Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba and Pace
  • Intellect Technology Association
  • a free, open and universal standard
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  • acting on the public's behalf
  • play content from multiple producers on a device or player
  • Internet videos on their current TV sets
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    A thought-provoking two-page article.
Graham Perrin

Electronics giants raise ruckus over Project Canvas * The Register - 0 views

  • the technology that Project Canvas is developing is an open standard
  • open up an important piece of Internet technology
  • to develop products and services that meet the published standards
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  • free to anyone who wants to use it
  • objecting CE makers have not offered up any of their technology as an open and free standard
  • ISBA told the BBC Trust that it supports Project Canvas "subject to caveats
  • Without Project Canvas the UK's creative video producers will be subject to foreign organizations
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Graham Perrin

BBC Trust - Assessment of 'Canvas' proposals - public consultation by the Trust - 0 views

    • Graham Perrin
       
      A request for unbroken text versions of these documents has been posted to trust.enquiries@bbc.co.uk
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    Text versions of these documents are not well produced. Tables are noticeably broken.
Graham Perrin

BBC Trust publishes additional information on Project Canvas - 0 views

  • additional information
  • Project Canvas
  • 24 July 2009
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  • joint venture partnership
  • proposals
  • internet protocol television (IPTV)
  • to help stakeholders. The Trust is today publishing
  • the Executive’s response
  • the Trust's timetable
  • IPTV to the home
  • widespread support
  • coordinate and accelerate
  • to help stakeholders
  • the Trust is today publishing additional information from the BBC Executive on the following areas:
  • choice of technical standards
  • way in which the BBC would work with industry bodies
  • Control
  • Electronic Programme Guide
  • Governance
  • editorial controls
  • Supporting documents
  • the BBC has set out plans to work closely with industry
  • Digital Television Group
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  • Timetable
  • 1 September 2009 Final date for submission of additional stakeholder comments Autumn 2009 Publication of Trust's provisional conclusions followed by a four week period of public consultation As soon as possible following the end of the consultation on provisional conclusions. Publication of a final decision by the Trust
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    TV viewers in the UK should note, and engage in, the forthcoming second (final) public consultation period on Project Canvas — an application from the BBC Executive to define and promote an IP television standard.
Graham Perrin

BBC Trust launches public consultation on proposal for internet protocol television (Pr... - 0 views

Graham Perrin

BBC Trust asks BBC Executive to provide more information to help its assessment of Canv... - 0 views

  • assessment of Canvas proposal
  • 04 June 2009
  • BBC Trust has announced the next stage
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  • proposals to form a joint venture partnership
  • internet protocol television
  • information was needed from the BBC Executive
  • we have asked the Executive to look at the issues
  • The Trust has now completed a seven week consultation
  • over 800 submissions
  • meeting with over 60 stakeholders
  • widespread support for the delivery of IPTV into the home via broadband
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      Great news.
  • publish all the consultation responses it has received
  • without offering comment at this stage of the process on any of the responses
  • technical standards for canvas
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      Should be interesting…
  • work with industry bodies
  • electronic programme guide
  • joint venture
  • editorial controls
  • The Trust will now delay its second consultation
  • will publish its revised timetable as soon as possible
  • consultation responses can be found at: www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consult/closed_consultations/canvas_resp.html
Graham Perrin

BBC NEWS | Technology | The future of TV lies on the net - 0 views

  • 9 March 2009
  • debating the public value of Project Canvas
  • might mean that Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) becomes a staple feature in UK homes
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  • as early as 2010
  • some of the UK's biggest channels
  • on-demand content through their television via a special set top box
  • between £100-£200
  • described as Freeview Mark 2
  • potentially the holy grail
  • future
  • public service broadcasting
  • in addition to existing on-demand efforts such as BBC iPlayer and 4oD
  • no extra subscription
  • a platform, or a standard, allowing other broadcasters to jump on board
  • partnership
  • innovate for the benefit of everyone
  • Critics say that the BBC should not be channelling licence fee funds
  • plans to upgrade the UK's broadband infrastructure
  • getting Sky involved in funding
  • Sky is likely to object
  • TV suffers from basically just blasting advertising across all the channels
  • not targeted
  • a television schedule individually tailored to every single viewer
  • 24 July 2009
Graham Perrin

BBC says Project Canvas could be delayed until 2011 - Telegraph - 0 views

  • BBC says Project Canvas could be delayed until 2011
  • 25 Nov 2009
  • unless the BBC Trust makes a ruling on Project Canvas soon, the roll-out of the video on demand technology will be delayed
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  • could bring on-demand programming to Freeview and Freesat
  • unlikely to be rolled out until 2011
  • mired in a complicated approval process
  • delays in the consultation process
  • "My hope is that before the end of this year we will get interim conclusions from the BBC Trust. If we get those and they are pointing in the right direction – if they are positive – then I am fairly confident that it is possible to launch in 2010, although it will be towards the end of 2010. “If we do not get those, I’m afraid we will not be able to launch until 2011.”
  • £6 million over five years
  • to develop the technology needed
  • Sky has been vociferous in its criticism
  • cost of entry – an estimated £20 million – to become a partner
  • Project Canvas is expected to cost around £115 million over the first four years, including a marketing budget of just over £48 million
  • on sale by next Christmas
  • if the scheme is approved soon
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