Project Canvas Chairman appointed

Post categories: project canvas

Erik Huggers | 09:43 UK time, Friday, 23 July 2010

Project Canvas' confirmation that Kip Meek has been appointed as Chairman is, I believe, a very important moment for the project I have chaired for the past two years.

Drawing an analogy; for all the partners who have worked together it's like building a new house - at this stage there is much work left to do, but we have laid strong foundations and have now been granted planning permission for the final build. As the first bricks are laid, I wanted to reflect on why the partners wanted to build this house in the first place.

Spurred by the BBC Trust to look at ways of working with other public service broadcasters we established a partnership, initially with ITV and BT, to bring internet services to the television set...

from BBC Internet Blog

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Comment: I like this bit: "Because the standards are open, the potential audience is huge, and content providers will retain a direct relationship with consumers because the platform has no gatekeepers (editorial or financial). This also means it will become very cost-effective for other services and content providers on the web to build applications for the platform, and Canvas will become a byword for genuine consumer choice."

Huge. HUGE, you hear me? ;-)