BBC's Canvas Doesn't Have A Monopoly On Standardising IPTV VOD

If you think the BBC has a clear run to make Canvas the de facto IPTV VOD platform, think again. The open project, currently seeking more partners and awaiting the BBC Trust's verdict, is in a cross-fire between TV manufacturers (busy devising their own such initiatives), pay-TV operators (keen to remain the gateway of choice) and a parallel European project.