Post Tagged with: "net neutrality"

The CBC’s Next Great Way To Distribute Content

Appeared in the Toronto Star on March 24, 2008 as CBC Prime Time Ready for BitTorrent Last night, the CBC aired the finale of Canada's Next Great Prime Minister, a television program that attracted attention not only for its sizable audiences and the participation of several former Prime Ministers, but […]

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March 24, 2008 2 comments Columns Archive

CBC To Release Program DRM-Free Via BitTorrent

Sources indicate that the CBC is set to become the first major North American broadcaster to freely release one of its programs without DRM using BitTorrent.  This Sunday, CBC will air Canada Next Great Prime Minister.  The following day, it plans to freely release a high-resolution version via peer-to-peer networks […]

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March 18, 2008 40 comments News

Independent Film Alliance for Net Neutrality

In the wake of the MPAA's public position against net neutrality, Jon Healey notes that the Independent Film and Television Alliance has publicly criticized that position and favours a net neutral approach.

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March 17, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Rogers Broadband: New Caps But No New Transparency

Earlier today, I spoke to representatives from Rogers, who advised that they are implementing new caps and fees for broadband customers.  In letters going out this week, the company will advise that their "Express" service will have a 60 GB monthly cap with an overage charge of $2 per GB […]

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March 17, 2008 42 comments News

MPAA Against Net Neutrality

Jon Healey points to a speech yesterday by MPAA President Dan Glickman in which he attacks net neutrality rules as "government regulation of the Internet" that represents a threat to the motion picture industry.

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March 11, 2008 1 comment News