Project Canvas is a venture, which has the backing of , and as well as TalkTalk and , and will allow users to watch catch-up TV services such as the BBC iPlayer as well as standard TV services over an internet-connected set-top box.

The venture has already been given a preliminary go-ahead by the BBC Trust but now faces an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) following concerns raised by rivals and .

TalkTalk TV offers 70 digital TV and radio channels along with a movie rental service and over 350 free on demand programmes.

The ISP inherited the TV service after it last year and has continued to support it, afterrebranding it as TalkTalk TV.It's set to be a busy year for the UK ISP after it revealed it will be rolling out parental controls, URL filtering and anti-malware technology to all its customers.

The security provisions are being installed on TalkTalk's network, ensuring any PC using a TalkTalk broadband connection will be protected without users being required to install software on each PC in the home.