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Highfield is to become CEO of the joint venture between BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, which will see content from all three providers united under one streaming service later this year.

"This is a fantastic opportunity. Kangaroo is a historic partnership with a combination of innovative technology and terrific content and I'm looking forward to transforming the way audiences watch television," says Highfield.

Highfield was instrumental in launching the BBC's iPlayer service, so has experience of working with high-profile web TV services. He was equally instrumental in the decision to launch it exclusively on Windows, before public outcry - and some help from Flash - ensured that a streaming-only version was made available a few months later.

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