BBC Preps Britflix Video Streaming Service to Rival Netflix

Telegraph: The BBC is to push ahead with plans to launch a British rival to Netflix, after getting the go-ahead from the government to develop a new subscription streaming service. The project — which is understood to have the working title Britflix — is believed to be a collaboration between the corporation and ITV, its main commercial rival, and is still in the early stages of development. A White Paper on the future of the BBC, unveiled on Thursday, called on the corporation to develop “some form of additional subscription services” over the coming years.