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News They are also nearly twice as likely than any other nation to watch video content this way More people in Northern Ireland listen to the radio or MP3 downloads on their mobile than any other nation or region. [22 May 2008]
BBC iPlayer hacked… again
News Just hours after the BBC said it had fixed the iPlayer streamed TV service to prevent DRM-free file downloads, a London-based programmer has bypassed the new protection. Legitimate iPlayer downloads expire after a fixed time-period of 30 days on a PC. [17 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer
Cheat Sheet In January alone, around 2.2 million people used iPlayer with 11 million TV programmes being viewed and 15.9 million radio downloads made. Well users can download or stream BBC content broadcast during the preceding seven days and watch it on their... [05 Mar 2008]
BlackBerry gets voicemail-to-text plug-in
News In separate news, RIM has launched an online platform for UK BlackBerry users offering personalised news, info and downloads for the smart phone, and discounts and offers. Five mobile trends to watch… [27 Feb 2008]
Red Dwarf lands on mobiles
News The 'mobisodes' are available from mobile entertainment company Pitch Entertainment, along with a social networking service and downloads.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Fans of cult sci-fi comedy series, Red Dwarf will soon be able to watch classic... [12 Oct 2007]
IPTV for beginners
Comment InFront Sports reported more than 125 million downloads from the FifaWorldCup.com website of two-minute video clips with game summaries. While this number pales in comparison with the estimated 32 billion viewers of live broadcast coverage, the... [04 Jun 2007]
Hollywood gives blessing to BitTorrent store
News Depending on connection speed, BitTorrent president Ashwin Navin said it should be able to deliver movie downloads to users "faster than a pizza delivery". Customers can take up to a month to watch a film. [26 Feb 2007]
The telecoms operator of the future
Comment On the menu are media-rich offerings such as video on demand, music downloads, hosted applications and collaboration tools. Watch a video interview with The Bathwick Group analyst Jonathan Steel discussing SMEs' use of communications technologies [02 Jan 2007]
Photos: Ashes viewing goes high-tech
Photo Highlights packages can be downloaded by Sky broadband users - each Test sees around 500,000 downloads. But for those of us who have to drag ourselves away from the TV, Sky has showcased its three different ways of keeping up to date with the Ashes... [15 Dec 2006]
Adware company hit with $3m fine
News The settlement bars future downloads of Zango's adware without consumers' consent; requires Zango to provide consumers with a way to remove the adware; and requires the adware distributor to give up $3m of what the FTC calls "ill-gotten gains". [07 Nov 2006]
Hollywood ready for DVD burning
News The reason for this is that Hollywood studios feared downloads would be easily pirated. In a statement, the association said an updated version of CSS could allow retailers to place kiosks on showroom floors and allow consumers to watch as a... [11 Aug 2006]
Can YouTube make money?
News The site's audience is likely to be unwilling to pay for subscriptions or downloads of premium content. YouTube, which was founded more than a year ago, owns more than 40 per cent of the burgeoning video-sharing market and more than 13 million... [30 Jun 2006]
Radioactive: Crazy Frog's legacy - it's boomtime for ringtones
Comment A ringtone is a public demonstration of the phone owner's musical taste, while digital downloads are a more private affair. Ringtone downloads are driven by peer pressure and wall-to-wall late night advertising. [16 Jan 2006]
BSkyB P2P deal warms studios to movie downloads
News While movie studios have traditionally kept download services at arm's length, the success of legal downloads in the music world may have endeared them to the model. The movie-focused service lets a user download a full-length feature film to their... [10 Jan 2006]
Apple's iTunes pips Google's growth
News Apple also recently made podcasts and video downloads available on iTunes. November is the month when consumers begin to boost their internet surfing in anticipation of the holidays, and analysts closely watch traffic figures to project holiday... [21 Dec 2005]
