Article: ITV Digital set to sue Murdoch Beleaguered broadcaster claims News Corp offshoot helped pirates produce decoder cards at cost of pounds 100m

Article: Football clubs may back down from battle with ITV ...
The Independent - London;  April 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Separately, the administrators of ITV Digital will decide in the next two ... 700m) court case brought by Canal Plus against NDS, a News Corporation ... smart-cards produced by Canal Plus. ITV Digital, a Canal Plus customer, has suffered a ...

Article: BBC still favourite to take over licences from collapsed ...
The Independent - London;  May 2, 2002 ;     626 words ... ... There is speculation that Canal Plus is examining this opportunity ... the encryption technology to ITV Digital. However, Canal Plus is in turmoil itself, after ... built into any successor to ITV Digital but this is likely to be resisted ...

Article: MURDOCH PIRACY COST CANAL PLUS $1 BILLION.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  March 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... giants were at war today after Canal Plus, the European pay television ... Murdoch's News Corporation. Canal Plus alleges that NDS, a rival ... thousands of illegal smart cards. ITV Digital, which uses the Canal Plus technology, said: "Piracy ...

Article: Screen is darkening fast at ITV Digital.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  March 23, 2002 ;     478 words ... ... Wilson at Investec. If ITV Digital does fail, rival BSkyB ... but will pick up some of ITV Digital's 1.2m subscribers ... to provide a service for ITV Digital. Pace Micro, which supplies ... French technology provider Canal Plus.

Article: EUROPEAN TELEVISION MOVIE RIGHTS : Most deals have some time to ...
Screen Digest;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... television (DTT) service ITV Digital has had to renege on ... because of the collapse of ITV Digital, whose pay-per ... movies TV movies/series Canal Plus Image France 5,200 ... animated company notes Canal Plus Image Canal Plus's ...

Article: Football crisis grows with decision to sell ITV ...
The Evening Standard (London, England);  April 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... new buyer to take on ITV Digital's licence could take ... The decision to sell ITV Digital does not mean screens ... and French media giant Canal Plus could all be interested ... guarantees in the event that ITV Digital hit financial problems ...

Article: League plays tough against ITV Digital.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  April 1, 2002 ;     551 words ... ... pound]50m offered by ITV Digital and threatened a [pound ... solution is not found, ITV Digital will go into liquidation ... months of haggling. ITV Digital confirmed it is considering ... by French media group Canal Plus against NDS, a British ...