US analogue TV switch-off in 2009
The US House of Representatives passes plans to switch off analogue TV signals by February 2009.

Court rules against 'music pirates'
The High Court rules against two men accused of illegally making music available for download online.

Breakfast shows top podcasts
Almost two million BBC radio podcasts were downloaded during December, figures reveal.

Download plan for deleted tracks
More than 100,000 deleted songs from the likes of Jacques Brel and Marianne Faithfull are to be available to download.

Sky launches film download site
Sky TV puts 200 films on its website available to download for its digital customers.

Google opens online video store
Web giant Google is to start selling video online, its co-founder Larry Page says.

UK 'tops European download fans'
People in Britain download more music than other Europeans, a survey suggests.

Film studios unite to beat piracy
Six major Hollywood studios form a joint venture to help protect their movies from electronic piracy.

File-sharing suffers major defeat
In a surprise ruling the US Supreme Court has declared file-sharing firms liable for the piracy on their networks.

BitTorrent user guilty of piracy
A Hong Kong man is convicted in what is believed to be the first case involving BitTorrent file-sharing software.

Online film piracy 'set to rise'
One in four net users have illegally downloaded a film, says the US movie industry's trade body.

Grokster quits file-sharing fight
File-sharing group Grokster shuts its service as part of a landmark settlement with the entertainment industry.

Swedes curb downloading
Sweden has outlawed the downloading of movies, games and music in an attempt to curb rampant piracy.

Five face net music court action
UK record companies take their first court action against five people accused of illegally sharing music online.

'Copy our music' urges rock band
A new rock group has taken a novel approach to the issue of piracy by urging their fans to copy their music

Gervais radio show to be podcast
Ricky Gervais returns to radio with a series of weekly shows for download over the internet.

BBC to trial high-definition TV
The BBC is to begin trial broadcasts of high-definition TV next year, director of TV Jana Bennett confirms.

'On-demand' TV for US
NBC and CBS announce plans to sell shows for 99 cents each to satellite TV viewers.

Young 'prefer illegal song swaps'
The music industry faces a crisis because so many young people illegally download music, a report warns.

Game giant EA sees profits dive
Electronic Arts reports a 31% drop in profits, hit by the cost of developing for new gaming consoles.

Gaming tempts tennis pro
Scotsman David Kinnaird has swapped tennis racket for railgun in a bid to make it as a pro-gamer.

Warcraft maker in spying row
The maker of the popular World of Warcraft game defends itself against charges that it spies on players.

Gamer buys virtual space station
A virtual space resort in an online role-playing game, Project Entropia, has been sold for $100,000 (£56,200).

Warner offers PlayStation films
Warner Home Video announces it will release movies and other content on Universal Media Disc (UMD).

Hollywood hails digital film deal
Movie studios reach a "milestone" deal to allow digital projectors to replace reels of film.

Irish cinema 'set to go digital'
Ireland is set to become the world's first country to have digital film in every cinema.

UK cinemas share digital windfall
More than 200 cinemas across the UK are chosen to receive Lottery money to install state-of-the-art digital projectors.

Sony Reader targets book lovers
Electronics giant Sony launches a slim gadget it hopes will turn people on to downloadable digital books.

Art lovers can 'text' sculpture
A hi-tech piece of public art on Teesside changes colour when a text message is sent to it by mobile phone users.

E-mail to art gallery in an instant
International artists are being encouraged to e-mail their work to be printed out in a London gallery.

Digital sculpture eyes cities
A digital sculpture that keeps people up to date with Liverpool's five sisters cities is unveiled.