Is the end of UK TV Online in Spain coming to an end.....

This is from a case in the UK.

TVCatchup is an online TV service, that allows registered users access to TV programms from the UK broadcasters that they may have missed. At the moment, they cannot, under UK law, provide this services outside the UK.

However, the UK broadcasters say that what they are providing in the UK is illegal, and against their intellectualt property rights, by redistributing TV content without the permission of the programmes makers and channels.

However, from the quote below, it appears that TVCatchup are in breach of copyright and intellectual rights. Note that the BBC are not involved in this issue, rather ITV, Channel 4 and Five!

Makes you wonder if the same same will apply in Spain, and all those companies offering UK TV by internet / phone lines, although they say EU Law makes them legal, that Spanish Intellectual Property law say they are not.

The Television Without Frontiers / AVMS Directive was scheduled to become law in ALL EU member states on the 19th December 2009, but only a handful of memeber have implimented it, with a few more only implimenting certain areas.

At the time of writing Spain like the UK, has not yet, fully implimented the Television Without Frontiers / AVMS Directive.

So makes you wonder how companies in Spain say that under EU law their services they are providing are legal.......

If companies in the UK cannot stream UK TV channels to the UK, then it is fair to say that non UK companies also cannot stream UK TV channels WITHOUT THE PERMISSION of the channels themselves...and they cannot hide under EU law, as it is that countries Copyright and Intellectual Property law that seeks permissions from the channels should you wish to redistribute them


[quote]A High Court judge has dismissed arguments brought by TV Catchup Ltd that its online streaming service does not constitute broadcasting in a copyright infringement case brought against TV Catchup Ltd by ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

TV Catchup had provided access to the commercial channels as well as those belonging to the BBC as part of a 50-channel package, made available through the web, iPhones and games consoles. Like Zattoo, which withdrew from the UK after a similar dispute, a short delay is made at every channel change to allow the company to insert its own advertisements.

Appearing on behalf of the claimants James Mellor QC argued the transmissions could not be recognized as broadcasts under Section 6 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, but still met with Section 20 as it involved the communication of his clients’ broadcasts.

Anthony Boswood QC, defending, argued that rather than a broadcast of “one to many”, the online transmissions of TV Catch Up were actually “one to one”. He said that in order to meet with Section 20 the transmission had to comply with Section 6 in the first place.

Presiding, Justice Kitchin said Mr Boswood’s arguments were confusing the protected work and the restricted act of communication to the public by electronic transmission of all of those images, sounds and other information. He said that while Section 17 of the Act prohibited making a copy of the broadcast and Section 18 issuing copies of the broadcast to the public, there was no requirement that the copy itself must be a broadcast. Justice Kitchin said he was satisfied the claimants had a real prospect of success.

TV Catch Up will find out in detail at a full hearing in the New Year.

As of Monday night (November 29), TV Catch Up remained available, though channels such as ITV1 and Channel 4, although advertised were absent, others including BBC One, Sky News and, curiously, ITV4 could be viewed.

Last week the New York Southern District Court issued a temporary restraining order preventing the online video service FilmOn streaming programming from the major US networks. However, the site remains operational, including its UK version.

From: broadbandtvnews.com

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Sky Sports 3d - 3d football matches on Sky Sports December 2010

Sunday 5th December 2010

English Premier League

West Brom vs Newcastle United - 1330 - Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports 3D

Sunderland vs West Ham - 1600 - Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports 3D

Monday 6th December 2010

English Premier League

Liverpool vs Aston Villa - 2000 - Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports 3D

Monday 13th December 2010

English Premier League

Manchester United vs Arsenal - 2000 - Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports 3D

Sunday 19th December 2010

English Premier League

Chelsea vs Manchester United - 1600 - Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports 3D

Monday 20th December 2010

English Premier League

Manchester City vs Everton - 2000 - Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports 3D

Sunday 26th December 2010

English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Tottenham - 1730 - Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports 3D

Monday 27th December 2010

English Premier League

Arsenal vs Chelsea - 2000 - Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports 3D

Wednesday 29th December 2010

English Premier League

Liverpool vs Wolves - 2000 - Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports 3D


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Sky has confirmed the closure date for the Bravo channels

Sky has confirmed the closure date for the Bravo channels as the 1st January 2011.

Sky acquired the Bravo / Living group of channels in June as part of the £160m deal to purchase the Living TV Group.

From January 1 next year, the Bravo family of channels - including Bravo, Bravo+1 and Bravo 2 - will cease broadcasting on all digital TV platforms, including Sky and Virgin Media.

Sky has decided to scrap the Bravo channel because it serves a similar demographic to Sky1.

The company also announced the closure of Channel One, previously Virgin1, as part of plans to concentrate on the Living brand, which gives Sky a vital foothold in the female market after it shut down the Sky Real Lives channels in August.

Today, Sky confirmed that Bravo's most popular programmes will be moved to other Sky channels before the network is officially closed down.

Shows to be preserved include Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Chuck, Leverage, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Star Trek, TNA Wrestling, Sun, Sea and A & E, Motorway Patrol, Highway Patrol and Caribbean Cops.

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Doctor Who christmas special 2010 preview

A sneek peek at this years Doctor Who Christmas Special 2010, first shown during the BBC Children in Need show.



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ITV1+1 coming soon to satellite TV

It looks like ITV1+1 will be launching soon.

New test channel have been appearing on the ITV transponders on Astra 2d.

There will not be all the ITV1 regions on there, but ITV1+1 will have 6 regional variations:

London
South East (encompassing Meridian and Anglia)
West (encompassing Wales & West and Westcountry)
Central
Yorkshire/Tyne Tees (encompassing Yorkshire and Tyne Tees)
Granada/Border (encompassing Granada and Border)

It was expected that ITV1+1 would be lanuched inJanuary 2011, but perhaps it may launch earlier, intime for the festive period and create more advertising revenue for ITV.

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ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD launch on Sky HD

ITV has launched high definition versions of ITV3 and ITV4 exclusively on Sky, following the recent launch of ITV2 HD on the satellite platform.

From 5pm on Monday 15th November 2010 ITV3 HD started broadcasting on channel 226 on Sky's electronic programming guide, while ITV4 HD will be available at position 227.

The channels will broadcast a range of programmes in native high definition. The rest of their schedules will be upscaled to the higher picture quality.

ITV4's native HD schedule will include races from the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, after ITV recently extended its rights deal to the sport.

The two channels follow the launch of ITV2 HD last month at position 225 on Sky's programming guide. The exclusive channels are part of ITV's new pay-TV strategy.


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ITV3HD and ITV4HD start date

Schedules has been published for ITV3HD and ITV4HD.

The new HD channels will, according tot he first schedules released, be launched on Monday 15th November.

ITV2HD started broadcsating lsat month.

ITV2HD, ITV3HD and ITV4HD are only available as part of the Sky HD subscritpion, and not available on Freesat.

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BBC One is making the move to High Definition

[B]BBC One is making the move to High Definition.[/B]




The brand new HD channel will launch on Wednesday 3rd November at 7pm, with an evening jam-packed with programmes filmed in true HD. Much of BBC One peak time schedule will now be filmed in true HD, including favourites like The Apprentice, Strictly Come Dancing, Children in Need, Antiques Roadshow, Countryfile, The Graham Norton Show and The Royal Variety Show.

In addition, BBCHD channel will continue to be home to great drama, comedy, music and factual programmes from BBC TWO, THREE and FOUR, all in stunning HD, plus for the first time some Moto GP races.

[B]Important news for freesat customers[/B]

You can expect to see BBC One HD added to the EPG at Channel 108 from 7pm onwards on Wednesday 3rd November. BBC HD channel will move to Channel 109. These changes will update automatically on freesat boxes and TVs.

To prompt these changes after 7pm, put your box or TV into standby for one minute, and then turn it back on. The EPG will then update. Customers with Humax boxes and LG TVs will need to accept the new channel prompt.

[B]Customers with freesat+[/B]
To be sure you don’t miss any recordings, we suggest you re-set any recordings from the BBC HD Channel.


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