Digital Spy tracks the rollout of Video on Demand services in the UK.

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• Aug 19, 15:16 Joost warns on Kangaroo competition
  Joost raises content and advertising concerns over the BBC Worldwide-ITV commercial VOD venture Kangaroo.
• Aug 19, 10:22 Young people 'still watch live TV'
  A new survey suggests that despite growing PVR usage, young Britons still like watching live television.
• Aug 12, 17:16 BBC iPlayer adds high quality streams
  The BBC rolls out new, higher-quality streams for iPlayer using open standards H.264 and AAC.
• Aug 12, 10:01 VOD 'does not cannibalise broadcast TV'
  A new report says that online video on demand services do not detract from linear television viewing.
• Aug 11, 10:30 Kangaroo investigation deadline extended
  The broadcasters behind commercial VOD venture Kangaroo are unable to supply needed information to the Competition Commission.
• Aug 07, 09:29 48% of Virgin customers use on demand
  48% of Virgin's television customers use video on demand services, the company reveals.
• Jul 23, 22:26 ITV to cover early FA Cup rounds on web
  ITV and the FA plan to put video highlights of selected early-round FA Cup matches on their websites.
• Jul 22, 12:24 'Bones', '24' and 'Earl' join UK iTunes
  Fox makes several of its hit TV shows available for paid-for download on iTunes in the UK.
• Jul 18, 12:38 Five steps up VOD promotion
  Five begins a marketing push for Demand Five, its recently-rebranded video-on-demand service.
• Jul 16, 17:09 Virgin adds 'Dexter' VOD in deal with FX
  Virgin adds FX content, including catch-up episodes of Dexter, to its video on demand service.
• Jul 16, 15:18 YouTube traffic 'more than twice iPlayer'
  YouTube accounts for more than twice the UK video streaming traffic of iPlayer, analysis suggests.
• Jul 08, 09:12 UKTV sale delayed by online rights dispute?
  The sale of Virgin's half of UKTV is reportedly being delayed by an internal BBC dispute over online distribution rights.
• Jul 04, 09:20 Virgin adds 'ER' pilot, more US TV to VOD
  The ER pilot film, Private Practice and Sarah Connor Chronicles will appear on Virgin's VOD service this month.
• Jul 03, 14:41 BBC proposes pre-ordering on iPlayer
  The BBC formally proposes a download pre-ordering function for its iPlayer VOD service.
• Jul 01, 16:50 Kangaroo setback "frustrates" broadcasters
  The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are "frustrated" at yesterday's regulatory setback but paint it as just a "delay" to Kangaroo.
• Jul 01, 09:33 Grade attacks OFT's Kangaroo decision
  Michael Grade says British broadcasters need a "level playing field" to compete with firms such as Google.
• Jun 25, 11:35 BBC to launch next-generation iPlayer
  A new version of the BBC's iPlayer service will launch in beta tomorrow.
• Jun 24, 15:18 Mick Hucknall promotes Virgin VOD
  Mick Hucknall and Sir Richard Branson appear in a new animated ad promoting Virgin's VOD service.
• Jun 24, 11:12 BBC plans three daily local vid bulletins
  The BBC Trust releases details of the corporation's plans for local internet video services.
• Jun 20, 11:27 ITV net video use grows nearly 400%
  The rate of videos views on ITV's main website has increased four-fold since August, says the broadcaster.

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