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Project Kangaroo

Will Kangaroo Jump To SeeSaw? Highfield’s Switch Imminent

May 13, 2008 7:57 AM

The ITV/C4/BBC Worldwide VoD JV codenamed Project Kangaroo is inching closer to fruition. MediaWeek reckons the consortium will name the service SeeSaw - a title that would aptly reflect both live and catch-up viewing features. SeeSaw.com has also been sitting unused, other than for domain parking, for several years. MediaGuardian…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, VOD, Companies, BBC, BBC Worldwide, LG, ashley highfield, project kangaroo, seesaw

Confirmed: BBC Digital Chief Highfield Jumping To Kangaroo

Apr 14, 2008 2:10 AM

Updated: BBC future media and technology director Ashley Highfield is quitting to become CEO of the Project Kangaroo online TV platform, marking a return to the commercial sector after eight years. The joint BBC Worldwide/ITV/Channel 4 initiative picked former BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) channel and operations director Lesley MacKenzie as CEO…

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Posted In: Companies, BBC, LG, ashley highfield, project kangaroo

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