Lord Hall seems to be trying to put legs back on Project Kangaroo, hobbled by the UK Competition Commission back in 2009.
According to The Sunday Times, he will use a speech to his troops on Wednesday to 'propose unprecedented collaboration between the BBC and Channel 4 and ITV, two other broadcasters who have public service duties. Their previous attempt to co-operate, on a precursor to Netflix, was blocked in 2009 by regulators on competition grounds, a decision described by a BBC source as “shortsighted” and “naive”.'
It's clear BBC strategists are spooked by the way we turn on our televisions these days, opening landing pages much more sexy than the old EPGs, with films, box sets and exclusive expensive content much more interesting than The One Show and the fourteenth semi-final of Masterchef.
Maybe the DG's been warned that just 're-inventing iPlayer' won't hack it, and, if it's the only ace in his hand, will inevitably lead to a subscription-based BBC tv. A groovy new platform, with seamless switching between iPlayer, the ITV Hub and All4, plus loads of British back-catalogue, perhaps even delivered through a dongle, may be the best bet. He needs to move fast.
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