He replaces the interim chief executive, Leslie MacKenzie, and takes over before the service's planned launch later this year. Kangaroo will host more than 10,000 hours of content, catch-up TV and archive programmes from the broadcasters, and will make money from advertising and from charging fees to download some content.
The Week: People news - Highfield joins Kangaroo
Ashley Highfield, the director of future media and technology at the BBC, is leaving to become the chief executive of Kangaroo, the planned on-demand service from BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV.
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