Citrus Suite developing interactive service for Project Canvas

Citrus Suite, a Liverpool-based digital developer, has started work on a Project Canvas prototype which will show how viewers can interact with an existing BBC programme.

Project Canvas, which will deliver internet content directly to TVs, is an IPTV project being developed by a consortium including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, BT, Arqiva, and Talk Talk.

It aims to create a standard system of internet-connected set-top boxes to integrate broadcast and on-demand content.

The expected launch date for Project Canvas is spring 2011.