Sesame Street’s YouTube channel has been taken offline after hackers uploaded pornographic videos. A message posted alongside the adult videos stated: “Who doesn’t like porn kids?” The Sesame Street account was taken offline within 20 minutes of the problem being spotted. YouTube said: “Our Community Guidelines prohibit graphic content. As always, we remove inappropriate material […]
Netflix has re-run the numbers comparing video-streaming performance across 13 US broadband providers – breaking out Verizon and AT&T’s fiber-based services from DSL – and found that FiOS Internet clearly beats cable. Verizon’s FiOS Internet delivered 2.5 Megabits per second over a 60-day period, ending September 25th , according to Netflix’s measurements. The video-subscription company […]
The BBC has revealed in a blog post that tablet devices now account for half as much usage of the iPlayer service as Freesat, Freeview, BT Vision, Virgin TiVo and Blu-ray combined (3 per cent vs 6 per cent). The iPlayer received 153 million requests for TV and radio programmes in September, with Tablet requests […]
ITV has signed a deal to be the lead UK broadcaster of Uefa Europa League games in a three-year deal that ends Five’s coverage of the event. The broadcaster has struck a deal to air the first- and second-pick Europa League games for the 2012/13 to 2014/15 seasons, with ESPN picking up the rights to […]
Big screen specialist IMAX has acquired “thousands” of patents from veteran film company Eastman Kodak. Kodak gets $10 million in an upfront payment and ongoing royalties, and the commitment will help keep struggling Kodak afloat. The deal includes patents for improved laser-projection technology. The agreement covers 10 years and helps Kodak in its goal […]
The Italian government’s special commission (AgCom) has shortlisted eight would-be broadcasting companies for the nation’s auction of six new digital terrestrial TV frequencies following the country’s absolute switch-off of analogue TV broadcasting. Initially, 10 firms submitted bids. Five of the new bundles are for DVB-T broadcasting, while one is for DVB-H. The finalists, together with […]
TiVo shares gained some considerable ground on Friday, helped by a court ruling which went in favour of TiVo in its patent infringement claim against AT&T’s U-verse digital TV service. US District Court Judge David Folsom issued what is seen as a major victory for TiVo and according to analysts covering the sector, will […]
ITU (International Telecommunication Union) – the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies – has revealed that Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) is a step nearer becoming reality. A group of experts have reached agreement on most of the pertinent technical characteristics of the new standard for television. UHDTV marks a leap […]
Time Warner Cable (TWC) is to offer its digital customers two new films the same day as their theatrical release, and a third before its theatrical release. The first – Trespass – was made available October 14, while the second – Marginal Call – will become available the same day as its theatrical release, […]
A leading member of Australia’s Federal Attorney-General’s department is backing the creation of a self-regulated industry code between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and rights holders to combat piracy issues. A growing number of rights holders, service providers, user groups and copyright experts consider an industry code would be preferable to further litigation or copyright legislation. […]