As 2013 draws to a close, TorrentFreak has published their annual list of the most-pirated TV-shows. Unsurprisingly top of the list was HBO’s Game of Thrones, closely trailed by Breaking Bad (which aired its final season ever this year). According to TorrentFreak: the estimated download numbers are per single episode of the most downloaded TV-shows worldwide (per… Continue reading Piracy continues to be a major problem
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Hulu is no longer for sale
US media giants 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company have announced that their online catch-up TV service Hulu is no longer for sale. The announcement follows a sales process that was rumoured to have attracted bids from Yahoo, Direct TV and Time Warner Cable, amongst others. 21st Century Fox, NBCU and Disney have… Continue reading Hulu is no longer for sale
The battle against piracy continues
Torrent Freak has reported that the season finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones set a new piracy record. This will not be good news to content owners as digital piracy continues to threaten their business models. The statistics are astounding. Torrent Freak reported that 171,572 people were active on a single active torrent downloading the episode;… Continue reading The battle against piracy continues
Seven continues its social media push with new ‘MKR’ App
Following on from Yahoo!7’s launch of its TV social networking app Fango and its heavy promotion throughout Seven’s Australian Open coverage, Yahoo!7 has now launched the free My Kitchen Rules App for Apple’s iPhone. The app gives fans of the popular cooking reality show, which began its third season on Monday night, the chance to keep up… Continue reading Seven continues its social media push with new ‘MKR’ App
A Local Version of Hulu is Needed
We reported earlier in the year that leading US online catch-up TV service HULU had applied for registration of its trademark in Australia, fuelling speculation of an Australian launch of the service some time in the near future. HULU is jointly owned by US media companies NBC Universal (Comcast), News Corporation & The Walt Disney Company and has around 260 partners… Continue reading A Local Version of Hulu is Needed
Steve Jobs is no longer Apple’s CEO
In news out of the United States today Apple’s Board of Directors have announced long time Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs has resigned. To take his place as Apple’s CEO is current Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook. For all those Apple lovers though fear not because Steve Jobs has not totally relinquished his management… Continue reading Steve Jobs is no longer Apple’s CEO