Ofcom has given the green light to YouView, the BBC-backed project to bring video-on-demand to Freeview and Freesat, dismissing objections from companies including Virgin Media and BSkyB.
The decision will please YouView's seven partners, including BT, ITV, Channel 4, TalkTalk and Channel 5, which have had to face a string of complaints that the venture is an anti-competitive cartel that threatens the nascent market for video-on-demand.
The venture – formerly known as Project Canvas – will now remain on track to launch in the first half of next year and will target in the first instance the 7m Freeview households that have broadband access...
From The Guardian
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Comment: Light the blue paper and stand back! Excellent news - now let's just hope that Blikx are integral to YouView! (And that they don't get sued by YouTube!)
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