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Facebook To Identify State-Controlled Media From Russia, China
State-controlled media organisations from Russia, China and other countries will be labelled as such by Facebook from the summer
Labour Proposes Tax On Tech Giants To Boost Media Independence
A 'digital licence fee' paid for by the biggest tech firms could help fund investigative, public interest journalism, Jeremy Corbyn argues
Media Groups Accuse Google Of GDPR Power Grab
Publishers say Google's new ad rules claim 'broad rights' over the data they collect, while leaving them exposed to data protection litigation
Why The Tech Demands Of Golf’s European Tour Are ‘Unique’ In Sport
INTERVIEW: European Tour CTO Michael Cole explains why running 47 golf tournaments in 50 weeks of the year is a unique proposition
Sky Details Plans For Shift To Streaming IPTV And UK Mobile Growth
Sky plans to introduce IPTV across all its markets, while its UK mobile network gains more customers
Mark Zuckerberg Promises Major Shakeup Of Facebook Newsfeed
More personal posts and less commercial content will be promoted on users' Facebook Newsfeed, CEO says
Apple Buys UK Music App Shazam For £300m
UPDATED: Apple 'confirms' acquisition of music identification app Shazam in move that could boost Apple Music
Why HBO Chose Kubernetes To Help Stream Game Of Thrones
Kubecon CloudNativeCon: HBO engineers explain the challenges and the process they went through to decide and use Kubernetes, to help stream Game of Thrones
Behind The Scenes At BT Sport: How Tech & Social Media Are Changing Live Football
IN-DEPTH: Silicon sees how social media and technology is changing how sport is broadcast and helping BT Sport differentiate itself
Tales In Tech History: Napster
Napster may have been shortlived, but its impact on the music industry was monumental
IT LIFE: James Nesfield, Chirp CTO
Audiophile James Nesfield talks us through his career in IT and the work he's doing at Chirp
Tech Quiz: Tech At The Movies
With Blade Runner 2049 out, we decided it was time to test your movie knowledge!
Tales In Tech History: Nokia N-Gage
In 2003, at its peak, Nokia tried to conquer the handheld gaming market with a console phone hybrid called the N-Gage
Vevo Hackers Release Then Delete 3TB Of Internal Files
The white-hat hacking group OurMine said it released the files after a Vevo employee allegedly told them, 'f-- off, you don't have anything'
Data Protection Bill To Include Journalist Safeguards
Government says journalists and researchers to be given safeguards under proposed data protection bill
Tales In Tech History: Winamp
Cross platform media player that formed part of the MP3 revolution in the 1990s and early 2000s
BT Sport: From Young Upstart To UK Sports Broadcasting’s Top Innovator
INTERVIEW: From the start, BT Sport has used tech to differentiate itself. COO Jamie Hindhaugh talks about its strategy and the first VR Champions League Final
AWS Powers Hulu Live TV To Strengthen Media Cloud Credentials
AWS SUMMIT NEW YORK: Amazon secured Hulu Live TV as a customer while it also signs up financial analytics firm FICO
HBO Hackers Leak More TV Shows But Not Game Of Thrones As £5m Ransom Isn’t Met
Hackers release more TV episodes and could release more, alongside contact details of actors and legal documents unless HBO pays £5m
O2 To Track Music Fans’ Movements & Behaviour At Academy Venues
O2 extends agreement to sponsor Academy Venues, getting more Priority Tickets and to install tech that will monitor gigs and crowds
Glastonbury Festival Goers Consume 54TB Of 4G Data
Revellers at Glastonbury 2017 smash previous 4G data record as streaming, Instagram and Snapchat more than double consumption
BT Offers Free BT Sport To Business Broadband Customers
BT looks to sweeten the deal for business subscribers by giving them free BT Sport. Productivity issues ahoy?
How The Sports Industry Can Benefit From Digital Transformation
INTERVIEW: Digital transformation is taking place in the sports industry, but what are the goals and preconditions for a technological revolution?
Sky And Virgin Media Take On Web Giants With Targeted TV Advertising
Sky and Virgin Media look to offer safety and prestige of TV with targeted nature of online advertising in new partnership
Glastonbury 2017: EE Builds Permanent 4G Network To Cope With 40TB Demand
EE builds permanent masts at Glastonbury 2017 as it expects a third increase in the amount of 4G traffic
VLC & Kodi Subtitle Vulnerability Could Give Hackers Control Of 200M Devices
Security researchers warn of a subtitle vulnerability that affects VLC, Kodi and other popular media software
BT Sport To Broadcast Champions League Final On YouTube In VR
BT Sport gives away free Google Cardboard devices for UEFA Champions League VR final broadcast
Watson to Enable In-Game Voice Interaction In Star Trek VR Game
Players in the new "Star Trek: Bridge Crew" virtual reality game will benefit from in-game voice interaction powered by IBM Watson's VR Speech Sandbox
Hackers Steal, Release New Netflix ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Episodes
ANALYSIS: Attackers leak new season of the Netflix show "Orange Is the New Black," exposing a weakness in the distributed model for media content development