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Timeline for Project Canvas events

Below is the timeline showing events directly related to Project Canvas.

Note that on June 4, 20009 the BBC Trust announced that its original timeline for consultation regarding BBC's involvement in Project Canvas was no longer relevant as it has asked the Project partners for more in-depth information^[3].

On 24 July the BBC Trust published the additional information from the BBC executive management, along with a revised timeline (reflected below).

Date	Event	Source
Sep 2008	BBC Direction Group approval of the Project	2
Oct 2008	BBC Executive gave verbal briefing to the BBC Trustees	2
Nov/Dec 2008	Industry talk begins about a BBC-funded "internet TV" project
26 February 2009	BBC Trust's first consultation opened	1
17 April 2009	BBC Trust's first consultation closed	1
4 June 2009	BBC Trust announced changes to the consultation timeline, & asked for more in-depth information on the Canvas proposal from its partners
8 June 2009 (on or before)	Original scheduled date for BBC Trust to publish emerging conclusions and second consultation period was due to begin	1
9 June 2009	BT Vision CEO Dan Marks' resignation publicly announced	4
22 June 2009	Original scheduled date for the BBC Trust's second consultation to close	1
24 July 2009 (on or before)	Original scheduled date for BBC Trust to publish final decision	1
24 July 2009	The in-depth information requested by BBC Trust on 4 June published. Stakeholder comments invited.	5
30 July 2009	FIVE announced its intentions to join Project Canvas as the fourth partner	6
1 Sep 2009	Stakeholder comments to BBC Trust based on further in-depth information close	5
Autumn 2009	BBC Trust due to publish their provisional conclusions, followed by a four week period of public consultation	5
4 Nov 2009	Revised project governance and cost proposals from the BBC executive were published by the BBC Trust (including an increase in cost forecasts - to a total project cost of £98m over first 4 years up from original forecast of £66m	8
16 Dec 2009	Channel 4 and ISP Talk Talk announce they are joining Project Canvas	7
22 Dec 2009	BBC Trust gave provisional approval for the BBC to be involved in Canvas	9
02 Feb 2010	Public consultation on BBC Trust's provisional approval of Canvas closed
Early 2010	Original goal date for first Canvas set top boxes to go on sale	1
Spring 2010	Final ruling from the BBC Trust
Summer 2010	Software development kit (SDK) for Canvas expected to be released	10
Before Christmas 2010	Revised goal date for first Canvas set top boxes to go on sale
2012	Final regions in United Kingdom undertake digital TV switchover