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The Pirate Bay hit by hack attack

File-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been hit by a Distributed Denial of Service attack. The Bay confirmed the attack on its Facebook page, saying that it did not know who was behind it, although it “had its suspicions”. A provider of DDoS defence systems said that it was unlikely that the attack came from […]

May 17, 2012

Viacom, Time Warner settle mobile viewing dispute

Viacom and Time Warner Cable have agreed to resolve pending disputes relating to mobile viewing of popular Viacom programming, a move described as “very good news for consumers” in a Viacom company blog. Time Warner Cable subscribers will be able to enjoy Viacom programming – from MTV’s Jersey Shore to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show […]

May 17, 2012By Colin Mann

Motive in talks with Premier League clubs

Motive Television Group is in discussions with six English Premier League Football Clubs regarding the use of its Video2Go (V2G) product as a way for the football clubs to provide an enhanced experience to fans before, during, and following attendance at a match. V2G provides the ability to push content on to smartphones, iPads and […]

May 17, 2012

Eurosport to broadcast French Open in 3D

Eurosport will broadcast the 2012 French Open – Roland Garros Live, in 3D, via Sky in the UK market. The Global sports channel will broadcast a Live 3D feed from Centre Court at Roland Garros from May 28th to June 10th and it will be available to UK sports fans, non exclusively, via Sky’s 3D […]

May 17, 2012

India tops 680 TV channels

The latest data from India’s Information and Broadcasting Ministry shows that there are 681 TV channels operationally on air. A total of 825 channels are licensed although some long-standing licensees who have failed to get their channel up and running are having licenses revoked. A total of 37 licensees have been more than one year […]

May 17, 2012By Chris Forrester

Sky Brazil hits 42 HD channels

Sky Brazil, owned by DirecTV, has just added A&E Network’s Biography Channel in HD to its line up, taking the DTH operator to 42 HD channels, and “the greatest number and variety in HD in Latin America” said the company. The Biography Channel has been on air in standard def since 2007 and is available […]

May 17, 2012By Chris Forrester

BluFocus joins DECE in support of UltraViolet

BluFocus, an advanced testing and certification facility specialising in the assurance of quality media products, has announced its membership today in the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE). DECE is responsible for the development and operation of UltraViolet, a digital rights authentication and cloud-based ecosystem that allows consumers unprecedented access to their home entertainment collections. “DECE […]

May 17, 2012

UK anti-piracy regulations set for June

The UK government has revealed that a new code of practice setting out new anti-piracy measures and procedures is expected to be published in June. The suggestion came in the government’s response to the Film Policy Review Panel’s report – A Future For British Film: It begins with the audience… The response, prepared by the […]

May 16, 2012By Colin Mann

blinkx on Sony connected devices

blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, has announced that a blinkx app is now available on Sony Internet-enabled home entertainment devices. Consumers can now watch videos from blinkx’s extensive index of professionally produced content on a variety of customised channels. The blinkx app for Sony gives customers immediate access to blinkx’s index of premium […]

May 16, 2012

ITV launches Euro 2012 digital offering

ITV has unveiled its new dedicated digital offering for Euro 2012. The site uses the real-time rolling news feature, which was launched as part of the new ITV News digital product earlier this year. For users who are away from their TV and want to watch the tournament, ITV games will be streamed live to […]

May 16, 2012