OFT expresses concern over Kangaroo

The Office Of Fair Trading has flagged up potential competition concerns with Kangaroo, that previously reported TV on demand platform that is in development and which would involve the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. The OFT has expressed concerns that a JV between BBC, ITV and C4 in the on-demand space would give them unfair advantage over Virgin Media and BSkyB, who are both developing their own on demand services. The Office is giving any interested parties the opportunity to comment on the Kangaroo proposals before 14 May, and based on those comments will decide whether to refer the venture to the Competition Commission.