Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is no stranger to patent lawsuits these days, but the latest development could be the first to see a carrier go after the search giant over such violations. UK-based BT (NYSE: BT), one of the biggest telcos in Europe, on Sunday filed suit against Google over patent…

A new twist today in the battle of media companies trying to stop their content from being distributed by illegal means online: the UK’s main music trade body, the BPI, has today teamed up others in the creative industries to request BT (NYSE: BT), the UK’s leading broadband provider, to…

In a major win for Hollywood, a High Court judge told the country’s biggest internet service provider, BT (NYSE: BT), that it has two weeks to block customers from accessing Newzbin2, a website where members share unauthorized copies of music and movies. And, in a move to prevent a whak-a-mole…

Frustrating news for those in the UK who have eagerly been awaiting the first 4G services. The country, home to some of the most mobile-savvy consumers in the world, is now facing a delay well into 2012 before its national operators can even begin to consider how they would deploy…

OnLive, which lets consumers play remotely-hosted games on multiple client devices, launches in the UK on Thursday through Game Group online retail and through BT (NYSE: BT), after the telco secured a 2.6 percent stake in the company with an earlier investment.

Hollywood film studios won a landmark UK high court ruling on Thursday forcing BT (NYSE: BT) to block access to an illegal file-sharing website accused of operating “on a grand scale”.

Hollywood film studios will take their battle against illicit downloading to the high court in London on Tuesday in an attempt to force Britain’s largest internet service provider, BT (NYSE: BT), to block access to a website that allegedly distributes pirated material.

BT (NYSE: BT) is turning to gaming as it tries to make its BT Vision IPTV service more appealing. As part of a new investment programme, it’s buying a 2.6 percent stake in yet-to-launch OnLive “cloud” gaming service, and will start offering it to its broadband customers later this year.…

A figure that doesn’t seem to bode too well for paid content on YouTube: The video site grossed just $10,709.16 by renting five Sundance Film Festival movies on the site over the course of 10 days last week. Granted this was a very limited run with a select audience (movie…

BT Broadcast Services in UK is on the verge of announcing a raft of broadcasters that have adopted its solution for taking their programming to mobile video. “The more consumers who get used to the idea that it’s perfectly normal to have video on your phone or PDA, the more…

BT has announced a number of additions to its broadband service in UK. Among them, a portable radio that can connect to the web. The portable radio, which will retail for £159 and is likely to be bundled with broadband offers, picks up a signal from a unit attached to…