The Register - Music and MediaBiting the hand that feeds ITFamily Guy creator's sellout to Google almost complete- June 30, 2008 Two minute clips served with your ads Google is revealing new details on the recruitment of Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane to attract prime-time television advertising dollars to web-only video content.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/30/google_macfarlane_video_cl... Real researchers discover 'Music Without Limits'- June 30, 2008 Otherwise known as DRM-less MP3s The DRM deathwatch continues. Today, Real Networks announced that its Rhapsody digital music service is selling DRM-free MP3s from all four major records labels, following in the footsteps of Amazon and Napster.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/30/rhasopy_dumps_drm/ Commercial iPlayer faces anti-trust shakedown- June 30, 2008 BBC, ITV, C4 joint venture delayed Project Kangaroo, the commercial on-demand web TV service being developed by BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, will be investigated by the Competition Commission amid concern that it could stifle rival online efforts.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/30/project_kangaroo_competiti... DOJ sinks another EliteTorrent admin- June 27, 2008 World safe again Another ex-administrator of former BitTorrent tracker Elitetorrents is facing prison time for his part in the site's peer-to-peer sharing of copyright material.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/27/daniel_dove_elitetorrents_... Google plugs YouTube into Playstation 3- June 27, 2008 Go go Gadget video To the surprise of no one, Google is now offering software that streams video, photos, and music from your PC to your television.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/27/google_launches_media_serv... BT starts threatening music downloaders with internet cut-off- June 26, 2008 BPI wins another ISP ally Updated BT, the UK's largest broadband provider, has begun threatening subscribers with disconnection from the internet if it is told they are sharing copyright music over peer-to-peer networks, The Register has learned.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/26/bt_bpi_letter/ Legal, British P2P 'by end of year'- June 26, 2008 ISP-music talks get serious Exclusive Legal broadband subscription services that permit file sharing may appear on the market by the year's end, according to music industry sources - after government intervention brought both music suppliers and ISPs to the table.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/26/music_service_provider_tal... Beeb's online music stations get rewind button- June 25, 2008 iPlayer buffed up The BBC has launched a raft of updates to its iPlayer on demand service, including the long-awaited ability to rewind music radio stations online.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/25/bbc_iplayer_update/ Ofcom chairman will quit next Easter- June 25, 2008 Curried watchdog Ofcom's first chairman Lord David Currie is to quit next year, the communications regulator has announced today. No replacement has been named.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/25/currie_quits_ofcom/ |