HDTV/3D TV News
With the decision on Project Canvas still to be made, those on the outside of the project are calling for the online TV service to be scrapped before it even gets started.
One such opponent to Project Canvas is the satellite service provider BSkyB.
In fact the chief operating officer of Sky TV, Mike Darcey, has stated that the launch of the BBC led web TV service would distort fair competition.
It seems that even if the Project gets the go ahead, the competition commission may be called upon to decide if this is a venture that is fair to the competition or not.
BSkyB is not the only company with concerns as, according to Mr Darcey, Virgin Media, Samsung and IP Vision are also concerned about the BBC’s plans for Project Canvas.
Sky are complaining that it would distort fair competition!?! The irony
I do not see the point of relaying TV through the internet. It is not because it may or not be fair to other providers, but because it is a waste of bandwidth. The government have already said that 50 pence is to be added to all land line phone bills to be spent on improving the internet speed and coverage, suggesting we don’t have sufficient bandwidth, so why waste it by transmitting TV down it when it can already be received without using the internet?