Project Kangaroo, a Hulu-like UK VOD JV from BBC Worldwide, ITV (LSE: ITV) and Channel 4, would reduce competition and harm consumers, Britain’s anti-trust authority ruled Wednesday morning, even before the project has launched. The Competition Commission said the online unification of the UK’s three leading broadcasters would see them…

The UK’s upcoming Hulu equivalent codenamed Kangaroo will offer US TV shows and movies, despite being formed by three British public broadcasters. CEO Ashley Highfield, in a Mipcom panel, revealed he has been in “back-to-back meetings with US studios” here in Cannes this week: “We hope to acquire US TV…

UK VOD JV Kangaroo, which was already facing an antitrust inquiry of six months before even launching, is now being delayed by a further month - because the trio behind the venture haven’t yet agreed on key terms. The Competition Commission (CC), which in June began an investigation in to…

In the UK, the launch of the “Kangaroo” VOD JV between BBC Worldwide, ITV (LSE: ITV) and Channel 4 faces significant delay after the government’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred the partnership to the independent Competition Commission for a broader, six-month investigation in to possible market dominance issues. The…