{"id":15202227,"date":"2026-07-09T10:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/oh-look-the-bbc-and-channel-4-are-in-talks-to-merge-streaming-services-yet-again\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:33:25","slug":"oh-look-the-bbc-and-channel-4-are-in-talks-to-merge-streaming-services-yet-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/oh-look-the-bbc-and-channel-4-are-in-talks-to-merge-streaming-services-yet-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh look, the BBC and Channel 4 are in talks to merge streaming services&#8230; yet again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC wanted to launch a UK-wide streaming service with ITV and Channel 4 in 2007&#8230; and again in 2017&#8230; will the third time be the charm?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/the-bbc-and-channel-4-are-in-talks-to-merge-streaming-services-yet-again\/intro-1783591824.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2211235\/bbc-channel-4-uk-streaming-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tech \u2013 Gadgets \u2013 rss.app \u2192 manual entry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC wanted to launch a UK-wide streaming service with ITV and Channel 4 in 2007&#8230; 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