Image by cubicgarden via FlickrThe news that the head of the BBC’s Internet operations, Ashley Highfield, is stepping down has prompted much speculation about his successor. Highfield is is leaving to launch an on-demand video service for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 known as Project Kangaroo. The race is now on for one of the most coveted new media jobs in Britain, overseeing a budget of £400 miliion and

The BBC has joined with other UK broadcasters to offer a commercial portal to British television shows. The on-demand service, under the working title of Kangaroo, brings together the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. All three broadcasters already offer programmes over the Internet but only in the UK. This international venture reflects the strength of British broadcasting. Ashley Highfield, director of BBC Future Media and Technology. offers an insight into