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Microsoft YouTube channel hacked

Microsoft has recovered access to its You Tube channel after it was hacked over the weekend. Graham Cluley of security firm Sophos has reported that Redmond’s YouTube page had been hacked. All of Microsoft’s videos were taken down and replaced with videos calling on other YouTube users to upload their own or provide sponsorship. While […]

October 24, 2011

The Office debuts on iTunes

BBC Worldwide has confirmed that all episodes of The Office are now available to purchase and download in the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, France and Germany for the first time on iTunes. The seminal British comedy classic first aired back in 2001, and to date, video viewing of the seminal British comedy classic has […]

October 24, 2011

DirecTV may dump Fox channels

DirecTV is threatening to pull the plug on Fox cable networks next week unless a new carriage fee agreement is made. On the DirecTV site, CEO Mike White says that Fox parent News Corp. “has demanded that DirecTV customers pay nearly 40 per cent more for the same channels they already received. If a new […]

October 21, 2011

Westminster panel: Anti-piracy legislation should reflect consumer behaviour

Measures to combat illegal accessing and sharing of copyright material online should reflect actual consumer behaviour, rather than impose ‘carrot and stick’ remedies, according to panellists at the Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar on implementing provisions of the the UK’s Digital Economy Act relating to site-blocking and termination of Internet access . Campbell Cowie, Director of […]

October 20, 2011By Colin Mann

Consumer education key to UltraViolet success

Raising public awareness will play a significant role in ensuring the success of digital rights ecosystem UltraViolet, according to panellists at the Digital Hollywood conference in Marina del Rey. “True ownership of purchased content in the digital space, and the ability to use that content mostly anywhere you want, is the message the industry needs […]

October 20, 2011By Colin Mann

Discovery MAX takes over from Veo on Spanish DTT

Discovery Networks International is launching FTA channel Discovery MAX on January 12th that will be available throughout Spain on the DTT platform on the channel 69 currently occupied by Veo TV. The launch of this new channel on Spain’s DTT is the result of a recent agreement between Discovery Networks and Unidad Editorial in the […]

October 20, 2011From David Del Valle in Madrid

MTG acquires NHL rights

Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to the National Hockey league (NHL) in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland from Medge Consulting. The rights include, but are not limited to, exclusive live coverage on free-TV, pay-TV and the Internet, until the end of the 2015-16 season. MTG has held rights to NHL […]

October 20, 2011

Creative America ramps up anti-piracy campaign

The US creative community is coming together in a national effort to protect jobs and American creativity by fighting back against the online theft of TV shows and movies. Creative America, a grassroots coalition formed by labour unions, guilds, studios and networks, has unveiled a nationwide campaign to unite the more than two million Americans […]

October 19, 2011By Colin Mann

Freeview HD TV Guide app on Android, iPad

Freeview, the UK’s digital terrestrial television platform, has confirmed that the Freeview HD TV Guide App has expanded to Android devices and Apple’s iPad. The free app, launched for the iPhone last year, offers instant access to the platform’s programming guide, including all standard and high definition channels. New features include a full grid view […]

October 19, 2011

Orange launching 3D magazine show

Orange and Troisième il Productions are partnering to launch a new programme entirely dedicated to the world of 3D. As the first TV magazine on 3D in France, Mag3D is a monthly 26 minute programme shot in 3D, offering a range of topics to inform, educate and entertain the viewer about 3D technology. The first […]

October 19, 2011