Not long ago Orange UK hinted that it might buy at least part of the failed Project Kangaroo service (original news), a broadband Internet TV (IPTV) venture between the BBC, ITV and Channel4. Sadly the service was abandoned after the Competition Commission (CC) blocked its introduction. Today the Telegraph reports that Orange has now pulled out of negotiations to buy the services technology, allegedly because the price was too high.


In related news the BBC is once again promoting the idea that users of its web-based iPlayer IPTV service, specifically those that don't own a Television set, should be made to pay the license fee. This is not a new call but somewhat goes against the original notion of iPlayer being a free service. There are even hints that the BBC may consider a subscription fee model for iPlayer.