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Tech Time Machine: 3 March
Modified Ford Falcons, talking pigs and a famous Belgian reporter are just three threads that tie together in the knotted ball of the history that is 3 March. What does this all mean? Tech Time Machine investigates.
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Poll: how do you watch or procure TV shows?
It used to be so simple, to watch TV you flicked on a, well, TV. Maybe if you knew you weren't going to be home, or two must-watch shows were on at once, you'd use a VCR. Simple. Oh so simple. 1
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Fox, Warner want secure, HD film players
Hollywood hasn't given up on persuading consumers to buy and collect movies, or on the issue of digital rights management.
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Foreign-language channels now available on Optus MeTV
Optus is beefing up the number of streaming television channels offered for its MeTV PVR (turned online media streamer), with a choice of four foreign-language packs.
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Optus TV battle could take 2 years: AFL
The Australian Football League (AFL) has vowed to take every legal avenue available to protect its multimillion-dollar broadcast-rights deal with Telstra, but its fight may take up to two years. 1
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Optus wins TV-recording case
Optus has emerged victorious in its battle against the Australian Football League (AFL) and the National Rugby League (NRL) sporting codes over its TV Now digital TV-recording app. 1
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Optus TV Now win could spark law rewrite
Even if Optus wins its case against the National Rugby League (NRL), the Australian Football League (AFL) and Telstra, the concept behind its TV Now product might be short lived, as the legislation enabling it will likely be re-examined, according to Damien Tampling, national leader of Deloitte's Technology, Media and Telecommunications advisory arm.
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HBO shows coming to Quickflix streaming from late Feb
Subscribers to Quickflix's streaming services will soon gain access to content from American pay-TV network HBO. 4
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50 years of Four Corners now available on iPad
As part of the celebrations surrounding the 50th anniversary of the ABC's flagship current affairs program, Four Corners, the corporation has released a tablet app featuring classic reports and behind-the-scenes videos.
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Cloud TV recording just like Foxtel IQ: Optus
Optus has compared digital video-recording systems, such as Foxtel's IQ, to its cloud-based TV-recording app, TV Now, in arguing that it falls within the "time-shift" provisions of the Copyright Act.
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