The BBC's governing body, the BBC Trust, has given permission for the BBC to participate in Project Canvas - an attempt to develop a standard for internet-television services in the UK.
What is Project Canvas?
Project Canvas is a partnership between the BBC, ITV, BT, Five, Channel 4 and Talk Talk to develop a common interface for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in the UK.
IPTV allows you to access programmes via the net rather than through the air.
This will hopefully mean that the websites like the ITV iPlayer will improve and become easier to use and become as good as the BBC iPlayer is now...
For more information http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8424677.stm
