August 27, 2012
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UKNova has always been a interesting place for a clue about the future (specially when they use to share the data of how many people were downloading what, and from which country). Its existed way before bbc iplayer, 4od and … Continue reading
July 20, 2012
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The Darknet is something I deep into for research purposes and to get an idea of whats emerging… However I keep having to defend the innovation, expertise and pure genius of the darknet. I use darknet in lei of a … Continue reading
July 10, 2011
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10 years of Bit Torrent I wrote in a recent twitter post, after reading Torrent freak on my kindle a while back… It feels like so much longer and I wonder if thats a sign of real disruption? It feels … Continue reading
March 25, 2011
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I’ve been meaning to blog this for a while but… In a little over two months time, the long-awaited horror movie The Tunnel will receive its world premiere. Rather than a traditional theatrical release, the movie – which is set … Continue reading
February 6, 2011
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From Torrentfreak So as we near the 10th anniversary of BitTorrent its inventor Bram Cohen is finalizing a new protocol, this time aimed at P2P-live streaming. Although P2P-live streaming is not something new per se, Cohen thinks that his implementation … Continue reading
November 22, 2010
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Inception has been the most pirated movie on Bittorrent for the last month now. 4, 3, 2, 1 week(s) ago. And its had some very strong challengers from Scott Pilgrim, The social network and Wall street: Money never sleeps. I … Continue reading
February 27, 2010
by ianforrester
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So to remind everyone, this is my blog and not the view of my employer (the BBC). If you’ve not seen the outbreak about the iplayer stream changes then I can recommend the BBC Backstage post and the internet blog … Continue reading
July 1, 2007
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ShareTV.org is my hot tip for the future of TV online. For a long time I've been wishing that Tioti.com (Tape it off the internet) would get its act together, but it never so I gave up on it about 6 … Continue reading
February 13, 2007
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I write this entry a while ago. Oh great! What is it with American networks and getting rid of shows before they get a chance to get going? I'm not saying Daybreak was the next Firefly but you know what … Continue reading
November 28, 2006
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From Torrent freak, which I've been meaning to blog for a while… The award winning Canadian documentary The Corporation has been released on BitTorrent for free. Filmmaker Mark Achbar just released an updated official torrent of it. Everyone is free … Continue reading
November 14, 2006
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In a long series of things which I've been meaning to blog for a while. I saw this on Torrent Freak. Singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy is part of the growing group of artists that understands that there’s more to music than … Continue reading
September 27, 2006
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Torrent freak has done some digging and found that the Torrent sites are becoming even more popular. Mininova.org is still the most popular (no suprise there), Torrentspy is 2nd and The PirateBay is 3rd. The freak have also followed up … Continue reading
September 25, 2006
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I wasn't sure if I should title this post with a ! or ? So I decided to leave it for now. Anyway with DRM getting worst than ever according to BoingBoing, I found this post about Bittorrent's future without … Continue reading
August 21, 2006
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Quoting from Torrent Freak Steal this film is a series of documentaries about filesharing, and p2p networks. The first part is about the Piratebay, and their vision on the things that went down the end of May. Steal this film … Continue reading
November 12, 2005
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All I can really say is these guys observations of TV are pretty damn sharp… Interesting story about how Channel 4 in the UK are pushing for more secondary new media rights from their independent programme producers. I've talked about … Continue reading