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Comment Channel 4 had planned to stream this year's Reading Festival over the web, and charge music fans for the privilege of watching. The Reading Festival is a whole different ball game. The issue of media... [22 Aug 2001]
Big Brother 2 prompts pay-per-view
News We're about to do something in the video-on-demand space.silicon.com has learned that the planned debut for the service will be at the Reading Festival over the bank holiday weekend (25 to 27 August). [16 Aug 2001]
Mac users face Subseven threat
News The Trojan is said to have been launched as a proof of talent in this year's Defcon hacker festival. Anti-virus vendor Symantec has warned Macintosh users that the malicious hacking tool Subseven Trojan can now attack... [23 Jul 2001]
John Lamb's Week: Cyber terrorism and a ship full of IT directors
Comment If all this sounds suspiciously like a skit from Monty Python or the Cambridge Footlights Review then you won't be surprised to learn that the next big event in Edinburgh is the Festival Fringe famed for its satirical... [15 Jun 2001]
Foot and mouth threatens Europe's first 3G network
News More at risk is the fate of the TT motorcycle racing festival, which takes place at the end of May and the beginning of June. The TT festival involves thousands of visitors from across Europe bringing... [20 Apr 2001]
Harmonising Mean Fiddler music and BT's Spanish spin off
News Rock promoter and company founder Power, accredited with positioning the Reading Festival at the height of summer entertainment, floated the majority of Meanfiddler.com on the Alternative Investment Market in May last... [17 Jan 2001]
French government hits out at unmetered internet delays
News Speaking at the New Gutenberg multimedia festival in Morlaix, he said it was essential for the part government-owned telco to offer unmetered access within the next few months. He called on the government to take a more... [13 Dec 2000]
French e-government plans under fire
News Later this month, a three-day Internet festival, sponsored by the government, will see hundreds of companies such as Alcatel, France Telecom and IBM, giving the public over 600 lectures and demonstrations on topics... [07 Mar 2000]
Orange trials mobile ticket sales at Edinburgh Festival
News Nokia and Orange are trialling their first Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) handsets at this month's Edinburgh Fringe festival. Orange-haired girls are persuading theatregoers to order tickets online via the Nokia... [18 Aug 1999]
French surfers to draft web laws
News The virtual parliament will be held on 19 to 21 March, as part of a national Internet festival. The French Senate has invited the country's web surfers to join a virtual parliament that will draft new laws. [14 Jan 1999]
Electronic nose finds favour at truffle festival
News Italian rural life is ahead of the game when it comes to electronic noses. While big manufacturers debate their potential for food packaging, a small town in Piedmont, Italy has embraced them wholeheartedly. [08 Nov 1998]
