Category: Content
Private Members Bill seeks to introduce porn filters to all internet services
A bill that would require broadband subscribers to opt-in to view pornography has had its first reading.
LOVEFilm Instant overtakes DVD rentals
Movies and TV series streaming is proving popular for LOVEFiLM, who are reporting that the number of rentals on its streaming service have overtaken physical media delivery.
Sky Anytime+ arrives for all, no matter who your broadband provider is
We knew Sky Anytime+ was coming to any broadband provider by Easter 2012, but it has landed a couple of weeks early.
Sky launches new TV over broadband service – NOW TV
BSkyB is launching a new service delivering Sky content to people who do not have a Sky satellite subscription.
BBC iPlayer now on Xbox 360 with no live subscription
The BBC has launched the iPlayer on the Xbox 360 meaning the catch-up TV service is now available on all the major gaming platforms.
Streamed desktops a new driver for broadband speeds?
OnLive Desktop while not launched in the UK, and in trouble over licensing with Microsoft, may represent the future for business applications on the move.
Walmart in US offers format shifting service
The market for digital movie content is much more mature in the US, perhaps partly due to a better relationship between movie studios and the various potential outlets. Walmart which has some 3,500 stores across the country will be offering a paid for service, where you bring in an existing DVD or Blu-Ray and can buy a digital copy to supplement the physical copy for $2 to $5.
BBC Project Barcelona to offer permanent downloads from BBC archive
The BBC is ensuring that the income from sales of DVD's is not lost to the growing demand for digital only content through its Project Barcelona project.
Connect TV brings IPTV to compatible Freeview HD devices
Connected TV is bringing IPTV to the Freeview in the UK, with the internet delivered content appearing seamlessly in the EPG alongside over the air channels on compatible Freeview HD devices.
Growth in digital music revenue helps music industry in difficult times
The BPI has revealed music industry revenues for 2011, and reveal a relatively resilient level of trade income under very challenging economic conditions.