Channel Five rejoins project to stream television on demand

Channel Five has reversed its decision to pull out of a TV industry project which will allow consumers to stream video content onto television sets.

Project Canvas now includes all of the UK’s terrestrial television channels: The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 as well as BT, Carphone Warehouse and the infrastructure owner Arqiva.

The project, due to be launched in the spring, will allow viewers to stream video from the internet onto television sets via Freeview or Freesat. Similar technology is also to be launched by Sky and Virgin Media

The decision follows the purchase of Channel Five my Richard Desmond’s Northern and Shell Group from RTL.

Desmond said:

“Project Canvas is set to shape the future of broadcasting and open up new and exciting possibilities for viewers.

“This is important to the future of Channel Five and having an open internet-connected TV platform fits closely with our plans to bring brilliant new content and interactive services to viewers.”

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