Hamstrung Kangaroo?

Posted by Steve Mullins Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

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Kangaroo, the planned VOD jv from the BBC, ITV and Channel isn’t having an easy time of it. High-profile boss Ashley Highfield has just jumped ship. The venture is also being delayed by the Competition Commission - it’s now set to hit the Net mid-09, but the authorities might ask for changes. Sky COO Mike Darcey expressed his disquiet at yesterday’s Media Guardian Changing Braodcast event. “I’m not clear this needs to be done by these three joining together… they can set the conditions for supply for a large proportion of content,” he said. It’s likely that the CC will have concerns about that too, so expect its report to contain something on supply requirements when it comes out in February.