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IT for media and entertainment industry
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January 30, 2015
30
Jan'15
Media industry operates on a shoestring IT budget, says BT
The media industry struggles to invest in technology, because investors are concerned with making new television and film content
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January 12, 2015
12
Jan'15
Sony Pictures admits it was unprepared for November’s cyber attack
Sony Pictures admits it was not prepared for the nature and extent of the cyber attack that hit the company last November
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December 19, 2014
19
Dec'14
CIO interview: Mark Maddocks, Cambridge University Press
Technology has prompted unprecedented innovation and transformation in the media sector – Cambridge University Press is no exception
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December 18, 2014
18
Dec'14
CIO interview: Mercedes AMG Petronas IT director on the need for speed in IT
When Matt Harris became IT director for F1 team Mercedes AMG Petronas in 2009, IT costs needed to be slashed
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December 11, 2014
11
Dec'14
JCDecaux partners with Vodafone to build small cell networks
Vodafone joins outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux to deploy small cell technology on billboards to increase network performance
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December 08, 2014
08
Dec'14
Hacker group Lizard Squad downs Sony PlayStation Network
Sony remains in the firing line of hackers – who have now brought down its PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store
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December 04, 2014
04
Dec'14
Sony hack exposes poor security practices
Sony Pictures Entertainment remains tight-lipped about its recent cyber attack, but security lessons can be drawn from what is known
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December 03, 2014
03
Dec'14
UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT
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December 01, 2014
01
Dec'14
Films leaked online after Sony Pictures hack
High-quality copies of still-to-be-released films have been leaked online a week after Sony Pictures Entertainment was reportedly hacked
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November 28, 2014
28
Nov'14
Three pondering bid for O2 or EE, say reports
As BT conducts sales talks with both O2 and EE, reports have emerged the owner of Three is also preparing a bid for one or other of the two networks
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November 06, 2014
06
Nov'14
ITN deploys wireless transmission technology for breaking news
ITN introduces camera-mounted wireless transmission technology from BT to track breaking news stories around London
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November 05, 2014
05
Nov'14
Interview: The IT powering animated movie-making
Video special effects require similar processing to oil and gas, but lack the budget, says head of technology at Illumination Mac Guff, Bruno Mahe
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October 23, 2014
23
Oct'14
BBC takes iPlayer video production to AWS cloud to beat bottleneck and storage woes
Having run Video Factory on AWS for over a year, BBC's Robert Shield explains how he overcame iPlayer bottleneck and availability challenges
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October 22, 2014
22
Oct'14
Firms lack technology for workforce of the future
European businesses will rely increasingly on freelance, geographically dispersed employees as they vie to attract the top skills to their organisations over the next 5 years.
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October 20, 2014
20
Oct'14
Disney spreads the magic through wearable technology
The Walt Disney Company is using wearable technology to improve customer experience and engage with visitors
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October 13, 2014
13
Oct'14
UK ranks third in right to be forgotten requests to Google
The UK has made the third-highest number of requests for links to be removed from Google's search results
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October 02, 2014
02
Oct'14
CIO interview: Ben Hine, technology director, UKTV
UKTV director Ben Hine says every piece of the company's technology has been replaced over the last four years
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October 02, 2014
02
Oct'14
DDN launches scale-out NAS GS7K GPFS product bundle
DataDirect Networks launches the GS7K, a pre-configured GPFS scale-out NAS/parallel file system storage product
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September 23, 2014
23
Sep'14
UKtech50 2014 - help us choose the 50 most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly is launching the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT - tell us your nominations
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September 11, 2014
11
Sep'14
Google denies breach after hackers leak millions of user logins
Google denies claims cyber criminals stole users' data and downplays the threat after a hacker purportedly leaked 4.9 million Gmail logins
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September 05, 2014
05
Sep'14
Nude celebrity hack forces changes at Apple and 4Chan
Apple and image-sharing site 4Chan take security measures after celebrity iCloud accounts were compromised and photos leaked
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September 02, 2014
02
Sep'14
Apple and FBI launch iCloud hack investigation
Apple and FBI investigate the breach of Apple’s iCloud causing fresh business concerns over cloud security
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September 01, 2014
01
Sep'14
Nude celebrity pictures posted online after alleged iCloud hack
Hundreds of nude images of female celebrities have been leaked, allegedly after Apple’s iCloud service was hacked
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August 29, 2014
29
Aug'14
Brighton & Hove Albion deploys free Wi-Fi at Amex Stadium
Brighton & Hove Albion picks The Cloud and Ruckus to supply a new Wi-Fi solution at the American Express Community Stadium
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August 27, 2014
27
Aug'14
South Korea arrests 16 suspects in massive cyber fraud
South Korea has arrested 16 suspects in connection with a multi-million-dollar fraud enabled by the theft of 27 million online gaming credentials
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August 26, 2014
26
Aug'14
DDoS attacks hit Sony’s PlayStation Network and other gaming services
Sony's PlayStation Network and other gaming services reported disruptions at the weekend in a suspected cyber attack campaign
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August 19, 2014
19
Aug'14
FT turns to cloud to manage advertising bookings
Business newspaper replaces 20-year-old ad-booking system with a cloud-based service
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August 13, 2014
13
Aug'14
Company Magazine ditches print to go online only
The womens’ monthly publication Company Magazine has announced it will become a standalone digital brand from October
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August 08, 2014
08
Aug'14
Why John Linwood is not to blame for BBC’s failed technology project
Former BBC CTO has won his case for unfair dismissal over the failed £100m DMI project, but what lessons can be learned?
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August 07, 2014
07
Aug'14
Sacked BBC CTO wins unfair dismissal case
Former BBC chief technology officer John Linwood has won his case for unfair dismissal against the broadcaster
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August 01, 2014
01
Aug'14
Russian blogger law comes into action
A new information security law which places restrictions on Russian bloggers and social media users has come into force today
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July 31, 2014
31
Jul'14
Paddy Power hit by data breach in 2010
Gambling firm Paddy Power owns up to 2010 data breach after recovering a compromised dataset in Canada
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July 23, 2014
23
Jul'14
Italy gives Google 18-month privacy compliance deadline
The Italian data protection watchdog has given Google 18 months to comply with EU privacy laws
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July 22, 2014
22
Jul'14
Hackers abuse Bitly API in novel attack, reports Websense
A cyber attack targeting MSNBC highlights cybercriminals’ abuse of the public’s trust in news sites, says Websense Security Labs
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July 18, 2014
18
Jul'14
BBC 4G broadcast research wins support of Huawei and EE
BBC Research and Development has teamed up with Huawei and EE to explore the role of 4G mobile networking in the future of broadcasting
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July 17, 2014
17
Jul'14
BBC News commits to digital investment amid loss of 220 jobs
BBC News has announced a restructure where it will invest more into digital transformation and original journalism.
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July 10, 2014
10
Jul'14
UK leads international partnership to fight financial malware
The UK National Crime Agency is leading international collaboration between law enforcement and the private sector to fight bank theft malware
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
Why using voice biometrics is a good idea
Banks and other organisations are turning to voice biometrics, but why do they believe the technology is good idea?
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July 07, 2014
07
Jul'14
Smart light bulbs get security update
Smart light bulb maker LIFX has issued a firmware update after security researchers exposed a security weakness
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July 04, 2014
04
Jul'14
Security Think Tank: The dos and don’ts of a good incident response plan
What does a good information security incident response plan look like?
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
Facebook apologises over psychological experiments
Facebook has apologised over the controversial psychological experiments carried out on 689,000 users without their consent in 2012
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July 01, 2014
01
Jul'14
BBC promotes R&D controller Matthew Postgate to CTO role
The BBC has appointed its research and development (R&D) controller Matthew Postgate as the corporation's chief technology officer (CTO)
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July 01, 2014
01
Jul'14
Industrial control systems increasingly under attack, says Kaspersky
Targeted attacks on industrial control systems take place on a regular and increasing basis, says Kaspersky Lab
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June 30, 2014
30
Jun'14
Facebook under fire over secret experiment on users
Facebook has come under fire for conducting a psychology experiment on 689,000 users without their consent
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
Wearable tech must comply with privacy laws, warns ICO
Wearable technology must comply with UK data privacy laws, warns the ICO
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
Google begins complying with European takedown requests
Google has begun removing search results in response to takedown requests from European citizens
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June 19, 2014
19
Jun'14
Facebook launches Slingshot to rival Snapchat
Facebook has launched its limited lifetime messaging app Slingshot in the US to rival Snapchat
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June 18, 2014
18
Jun'14
YouTube to block indie labels unwilling to join paid service
YouTube plans to drop music videos from independent record labels unwilling to join its new subscription music service
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June 17, 2014
17
Jun'14
Domino’s breach underlines value of personal data, say experts
The latest cyber breach to hit a high-profile brand underlines the high value of personal data, say security experts
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June 16, 2014
16
Jun'14
Microsoft admits running out of IP addresses for Azure
Microsoft has assured US Azure customers data remains in the US, despite running out of US-registered IP addresses at times