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Hey all, anyone else having problems with BT this morning ?

For me only half the sites i visit are loading, obviously i can get on here (most important), earlier google wouldn't even load for me, i still can't access my bank, twitter and many other sites

I have had this problem only once before a couple of years ago and it was reported as a BT DNS server issue, if i switch to a vpn or 4G all sites load, so it seems to be a problem with BT again

I know i can switch to Google's public dns, but then there are privacy concerns in doing that

Anyone else having problems?

A dozen former moderators of the hugely popular streaming sports index Wiziwig have teamed up to resurrect the project. Wiziwig shut down earlier this year under pressure from anti-piracy groups and new legislation, but the site's ideals are now making a comeback under a new name. Unlike similar services, Streamhub says it has no interest in making money.

For several years, the Wiziwig forum was visited by millions of people looking to view a broad selection of live sports programming. The site didn’t charge users a penny and gained a fanatical following, but at the dawn of the year it all came to an end.

Citing a change in Spanish law where the site was hosted, on January 1, 2015, Wiziwig closed its doors leaving thousands of users without their sporting fix.

In the wake of the closure TF caught up with the site’s operator who told us that problems had been building for some time, in particular as a result of the English Premier League’s negative interest in the site. In the end the stakes were just too high.

As is common following closures, Wiziwig’s users dispersed to other sites, along with the site’s staff who only learned of the closure shortly before the rest of the world.

“The moderators of Wiziwig had no idea that it was going to close shop. We all got an email about 15 minutes before the public announcement was made,” a former operator informs TF.

While shocked by the announcement, the mods came to the conclusion that even though Wiziwig’s operator had had enough, they hadn’t. Led by around a dozen of the site’s former moderators, in the months that followed a new site began to take shape. Eventually ‘Streamhub‘ was born.

“We came back under a new name. We are not here to ride on Wiziwig fame. Most of the former moderators have joined us here at StreamHub. About a dozen so far,” a site operator informs TF.

“The mods that specialized in their areas at Wiziwig are doing the same here at StreamHub. Most specialize in different sports according to their passions and interests. Some have returned to their specialties in software and technology and P2P streaming; helping hobbyists. Some overlap on both sports and tech.”

While there will excitement among streaming fans that Streamhub is gaining momentum, there are plenty of other options if users want to view free sports content online. However, what most other sites don’t have is the same attitude towards free streaming.

Streamhub – like Wiziwig before it – is a community-driven site dedicated to providing a friendly and information rich platform for both streamers and consumers. The site is also a strong advocate of free-to-air programming, a business model in which sports broadcasters generate revenue from advertising and do not directly charge the end-user.

“This is a part of what I believe to be the larger questions: What is wrong with the current model of sport broadcasting?” Streamhub asks.

“Most of the moderators I’ve spoken to about this issue agree the Internet will be considered the public airways, much the same way as over the air broadcasting is considered today and always has been in most countries. I can’t imagine a world at some point in the future where this isn’t true.

“Broadcasters can not charge viewers for watching television or radio over the air and that should apply to the Internet as well. They receive revenue through advertising and this should (and we believe will) be the case for Internet viewing.”

While it seems highly unlikely that the world’s sports giants (English Premier League included) will be rushing to partner with those currently streaming their content for free, the operators of Streamhub have a tip or two on how to keep their video distribution costs down.

“Most official and unofficial streams today are server-based. Meaning the more viewers watching the more bandwidth is needed to provide everyone with a clear and stable stream. And the more it costs. P2P streaming is just the opposite,” the site explains.

“It’s (free) software based, and the only bandwidth needed by the originator is the bit rate of the stream times three. The more viewers, the more stable the stream as everyone is sharing the load.”

According to Streamhub the best solution currently on the market is StreamTorrent but even that could be improved to meet the requirements of broadcasters if they embraced the idea.

Also of interest is Streamhub’s approach to revenue. According to the site’s mission statement it doesn’t allow advertising and the team informs TF that money is not their motivation.

“We are different because we do not want to make money. We only want to help people everywhere in the world watch the events they are interested in watching. No hidden agendas. No ulterior motives,” they explain.

“Just good people volunteering their time, doing something important to extend freedom and fellowship around the world.”

Whether Streamhub will be able to grow into Wiziwig’s quite sizable shoes will remain to be seen, but with one of the most experienced teams behind the operation the chances are certainly improved. Old foes will start paying attention too, but that won’t come as a surprise and has been prepared for.

Hey joeuser, I think you could probably get away with the slim lnbs, can i ask which birds you are hoping to pick up ? if the birds are close enough to each other you could always use the advanced tuner setup and share 1 lnb for 2 birds, i have done this before with 7e and 9e and before that with 9e and 10e

Oh and to add there was plenty of room between 19.2 and 23.5

I am using the full inverto multi connect system, it is very high quality and well made, the whole system has been designed in such a way to make eveyrthing very simple to fine adjust.. that said, it is quite an expensive system, which you could perhaps do a lot cheaper with some universal holders, but the Inverto is really nice quality

Hi joeuser, i have the inverto multi lnb system with the slim lnb's on one of my dishes, i originally had it working perfectly well on an 80cm Penta dish, it was centered on 19.2e with the other 2 on 13e and 23.5e

I now have them on a 1m dish centred on 4.8e with 13 and 19 offset

Interesting test i ran, i tested an Inverto Black Ultra on some tp's on 19.2e and then on the slim Inverto's and there was minimal difference in the signal quality, there was a slight gain on 4.8e (harder to get in my location) where the Inverto Black Ultra gained about 2% quality

But all in all these slim Inverto's are actually very good indeed (in my opinion)

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Following a successful prosecution by The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’), the Premises Licence Holder and Designated Premises Supervisor of LJ’s[1] in Aylesbury has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £6,000 in fines and costs for showing Sky Sports illegally in his premises.

On 20th August 2015 at Milton Keynes Magistrates Court, Mr. Ebrahim Rostami of LJ’s was found guilty of five offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission (a Sky televised football match) at the above licensed premises with the intent to avoid payment of the applicable charge. This is contrary to Section 297 (1) of the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988. In addition to receiving a criminal conviction, Mr. Rostami was ordered to pay a total of £6,072 in fines and costs.

Stephen Gerrard, Prosecuting Manager, FACT said “This case clearly shows that if a licensee shows Sky broadcasts in their premises by any other means than a Sky commercial viewing agreement they will be prosecuted. If convicted they will receive an unlimited fine and can expect to pay substantial legal costs. Additionally they risk having their Personal Licence suspended or revoked.”

This conviction was carried out by FACT on behalf of its members and forms a key part of Sky’s commitment to protecting pubs who invest in legitimate Sky Sports subscriptions. Sky is committed to visiting every licensed premises reported by other publicans and/or organisations for illegally showing Sky and will visit more than 700 pubs each week in towns and cities across the UK this season.

Alison Dolan, Deputy Managing Director at Sky Business, said: We have had numerous cases in the past year of landlords being fined for this type of fraudulent activity and now, once again this case sends a clear message to publicans – Sky Sports is only available to pubs and clubs in mainland UK via a commercial viewing agreement from Sky; no other method of showing Sky Sports in licensed premises is legal.”

We are committed to visiting thousands of pubs every season to monitor the games they are showing, as well as investigating suppliers and continuing to support FACT’s work to protect Sky customers who are unfairly losing business due to this illegal activity.”

The UK's Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit arrested a man this morning on suspicion of uploading Top 40 music tracks to torrent sites. The 38-year-old was detained at his home and taken to a local police station for questioning. TF understands the man is a regular Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents uploader.

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While BitTorrent can be used to distribute files as small as a single image, the protocol is much better suited to shifting larger files, video in particular.

Nevertheless, millions of music tracks are shared every week across hundreds of torrent sites, mainly in full album form. Of course, due to its efficiency, entire discographies are easy to find too, as are weekly packs of the Billboard Top 100 and the UK’s Top 40.

However, following action by police in the UK today, those in the music industry will be hoping that these large packs will be harder to find.

According to news just in from the UK’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) their officers were in action early this morning taking down what they believe to be a prolific music pirate.

Following a joint investigation with licensing outfit PRS for Music, officers from PIPCU and Merseyside police raided an address in Everton, Liverpool. Their target was a 38-year-old man believed to be involved in the unlawful distribution of music online.

In addition to uploading the UK’s Top 40 Singles to various torrent sites on a weekly basis, police say the man also ran his own website offering not only regular tracks but also acapella versions. Police claim there was a commercial motivation, with the man generating “significant” advertising revenue from his endeavors.

“Today’s operation in Liverpool demonstrates how PIPCU are prepared to travel nationwide in the pursuit of those suspected of being involved in the illegal distribution of content online,” said City of London Police Detective Inspector, Mick Dodge.

“This is a crime that is costing the UK creative industry hundreds of millions of pounds, money that not only supports the artists but the thousands of technical and support staff working in this sector, and PIPCU is committed to working with partners nationally and internationally to target those involved.”

Simon Bourn, Head of Litigation, Enforcement and Anti-Piracy at PRS for Music, said that music piracy continues to have an impact on those who contribute to the creative economy.

“We’re committed to partnering with PIPCU to enforce against illegal services that are not willing to work with us towards a legitimate licensed model, and which continue to exploit our members’ work without permission,” Bourn said.

At this stage police have not named the arrested individual but sources familiar with the situation have informed TF that the man is a regular uploader to KickassTorrents and The Pirate Bay and has uploaded hundreds of torrents in the past five years.

Further investigation by TorrentFreak led us to a website offering acapella content as described by FACT, linked to a man in the Liverpool area.

It certainly doesn’t look like a huge operation but PIPCU claim the man’s actions “could be costing the music industry millions of pounds”.

The man is currently being questioned at a local police station. Several computers have been seized.

Twitter has suspended the accounts of two popular torrent and linking sites in response to dubious takedown notices. The accounts in question didn't link to any infringing material on Twitter, but were called out because their websites allow people to download pirated movies.

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In common with many other online services, copyright holders regularly ask Twitter to remove tweets that link to pirated material.

If a user decides to post a link to a pirated blockbuster or music track there’s a good chance that it won’t be online for long. In addition, the Twitter user may have his or her account suspended.

The latter happened to the accounts of Spain’s largest torrent site EliteTorrent and the linking site Bajui recently, both following a copyright holder complaint. However, both accounts had refrained from linking to pirated material.

The takedown notices in which the accounts were targeted were sent by the Spanish company Golem Distribución, who own the distribution rights of the film “Cut Bank.” They both reference tweets where the title of the film was mentioned alongside the film poster.

In its copyright and DMCA policy Twitter explains that it takes action against “tweets containing links to allegedly infringing materials,” but EliteTorrent and Bajui didn’t post any links, just text and a film poster.

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Morphoide, the founder of the Elitewebs Network which includes both EliteTorrent and Bajui, initially thought that the tweets were flagged because of the image. However, the DMCA notice makes no mention of this.

Instead, Golem Distribución accuses the accounts in broken English of distributing the film on their respective websites, not Twitter.

“According to the protocol of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act): We have noted that the websites own, is offering free downloads and/or streaming of the work ‘CUT BANK’ belonging to GOLEM DISTRIBUCIÓN,” the notice reads.

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Morphoide is disappointed with Twitter’s decision and informs us that he specifically chose not to include any links to avoid this kind of trouble.

“There were no links in the tweets. I stopped linking a long time ago because I didn’t want my account to be suspended for doing so,” Morphoide says.

Apparently even tweets without links can be flagged and both sites have had their accounts suspended as a result. This means that thousands of followers are gone, just like that.

The site’s founder says he has lost faith in Twitter and doesn’t intend to appeal the suspension.

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Congrats on your upgraded status joeuser, very much deserved for your hard work on the forum :thumb:

That blonde is rather nice :51_002:

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No worries, be sure to let us know how you get on :thumb:

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NCA arrests six Lizard Squad users after gaming firms, retailers targetted

Officers also visiting 50 addresses for a quiet word

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The National Crime Agency has arrested six users of a Lizard Squad DDoS attack tool, which had been used against a national newspaper, a school, gaming companies, and a number of online retailers.

Those arrested are suspected of maliciously deploying Lizard Stresser, which allows users to pay to take websites offline for up to eight hours. All six bought the tool using alternative payment services, such as Bitcoin, it is alleged.

Officers are also visiting approximately 50 addresses linked to individuals registered on the Lizard Stresser website, but who are not currently believed to have carried out attacks.

Those receiving visits will receive an informal telling off about the dangers of cyber crime.

Tony Adams, head of investigations at the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit, said: “By paying a comparatively small fee, tools such as Lizard Stresser can cripple businesses financially and deprive people of access to important information and public services."

He added: “One of our key priorities is to engage with those on the fringes of cyber criminality, to help them understand the consequences of cyber crime and how they can channel their abilities into productive and lucrative legitimate careers.”

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UPC has announced it will change its name to Virgin Media in Ireland.

All operations, products and services will move to the new Virgin Media brand, with the rebranding expected to be completed this year.

The company said the move is designed "as a platform for further growth and enhanced delivery of great customer experiences".

UPC provides digital TV, broadband and phone services to around 500,000 customers in Ireland, however, that figure is down 3.5% from 2014.

It is due to launch a mobile phone service later this year as part of a Mobile Virtual Network Operator agreement with Three.

UPC is owned by Liberty Global, which acquired Britain's Virgin Media in 2013.

In December 2014 UPC Ireland became part of the Virgin business, with UPC Ireland CEO Magnus Ternsjö now reporting to Virgin CEO Tom Mockridge.

Mr Ternsjö said: “Introducing the Virgin Media brand to Ireland is a big investment in our business and our future."

Virgin Media's Tom Mockridge confirmed the new brand in Ireland will have "some exciting plans in the pipeline to boost competition for consumers, which we will announce in due course".

No structural changes are anticipated as part of the rebranding of UPC to Virgin Media.

Commenting on the announcement, Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson said: "We are delighted to bring the Virgin Media brand to Ireland. We are proud of the way it has revolutionised the UK market, improving customer service, increasing speeds and bringing more choice to our customers.

"Building on the strong platform in Ireland, I know we will do great things together with Liberty Global and shake up the Irish market even further," he added.

Pirates have found a way to circumvent the 4K copy protection on Netflix, resulting in the first ultra high-definition leak. A copy of the first episode of Breaking Bad worth nearly 18 gigabytes is currently being traded on various torrent sites and more leaks are expected to appear in the future.

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While many average consumers can’t even play 4K content on their TV or computer, true video geeks are looking forward to every new release.

Thus far the offerings have been limited to adult content and a handful of mainstream productions. However, with the adoption of a Blu-Ray standard for Ultra High Definition video more releases will follow soon.

4K streaming releases have been available for a while already, with Netflix and Amazon being the two key vendors. These online streams are well protected against pirates.

In fact, up until this week it was believed to be impossible to break the High-Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection (HDCP) version 2.2 or higher. However, this may no longer be the case as the first 4K Netflix leak just appeared online.

The leak in question is the first episode of Breaking Bad and was released by the reputable group “iON.” The 2160p video file takes up 17.73 GB of space, which is roughly 50 times that of a traditional standard definition equivalent.

The image below shows the file being listed at a popular private tracker with just over a dozen people sharing it.

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The media info for the release shows that the episode has a bit rate of 41.3 Mbps and overall the video specs make it hard to play the file smoothly on the average computer.

At the time of writing the 4K leak is only available on private torrent trackers but it’s expected to eventually leak to public sites as well. It’s currently unknown if the release group broke HDCP 2.2 or if they found another way to capture the stream.

Leaked drafts of the 4K copy protection agreement between Sony and Netflix reveals that the streams are generally well-protected. They also include a watermark so that leaks can be traced back to the source.

“The watermark must contain sufficient information such that forensic analysis of unauthorized recorded video clips of the output video shall uniquely determine the account to which the output video was delivered,” the document reads.

It’s unclear whether the watermarks were included and if they were removed from the Breaking Bad video, but release groups are generally well-equipped to remove these type of markers.

Netflix informs TF that they are looking into the reported leak and the company will do its best to prevent similar breaches in the future.

“Piracy is a global problem. We, like others content providers, are actively working on ways to protect content featured on our site,” a Netflix spokesperson told us.

While 4K content is not going to be shared by the majority of online pirates, the first 4K leak from Netflix will certainly have Hollywood and the streaming service worried. Whether they can stop it has yet to be seen though.

Closed as requested, glad everything went well with the sale gents :thumb:

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Sky Sports has been awarded the rights to the NFL's Sunday Night Football for the next two years, bringing viewers an additional game a week and taking the schedule to more than 100 live matches a season.

NFL fans with Sky Sports can enjoy more coverage than ever before across TV, online, mobile and tablet devices with at least five games a week across the regular season, every playoff clash, the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl.

Also new for this season is Monday Night Football, which alongside Thursday and Sunday games, provides viewers with more matches during the regular season. Sky Sports will also be showing exclusively live pre-season coverage for the first time in seven years, as New Orleans Saints host the Houston Texans on Sunday 30 August.

There will be all the drama and scores from around the NFL each Sunday of the regular season from RedZone, available via the red button and Sky Sports Xtra, which is available to customers through skysports.com and the Sky Sports iPad app.

Sunday Night Football is America’s most watched programme and from week five of the season, the NFL’s flexible scheduling ensures that a key match-up with playoff implications is featured. In the final six weeks of the regular season Sunday Night Football will also be simulcast live on Sky 1. Commentary comes from NBC's award-winning pairing of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth.

Jonathan Licht, director of Sky Sports strategy, said: “We’re excited to add Sunday Night Football to our extensive NFL coverage this season. Viewers can now enjoy over 100 games a season on Sky Sports, which added to our digital and On Demand offering, makes it our most comprehensive line-up of NFL ever. NFL fans in the UK and Ireland are going to be in for a fantastic season.”

Alistair Kirkwood, managing director of NFLUK, added: “We are very excited about Sky Sports' plans for NFL coverage over the next five years. The addition of Sunday Night Football this season will further deepen the outstanding partnership we have enjoyed for more than two decades and demonstrates Sky’s commitment to the sport here. We are looking forward to the programming and promotion of the NFL that they will be bringing to UK and Irish fans in this upcoming season and beyond.”

The schedule for week one of live NFL on Sky Sports has now been confirmed:

New England Patriots v Pittsburgh Steelers Thu 10 Sept 0.00am
Chicago Bears v Green Bay Packers Sun 13 Sept 5.30pm
Denver Broncos v Baltimore Ravens Sun 13 Sept 9.00pm
Dallas Cowboys v New York Giants Mon 13 Sept 0.30am
Atlanta Falcons v Philadelphia Eagles Tue 15 Sept 0:05am
San Francisco 49ers v Minnesota Vikings Tue 15 Sept 3:15am

As well as live games, Sky Sports will offer full coverage and analysis through online and social media including all the news, previews and game reports. Video content will be available every day during the season on Sky Sports platforms, including the “Top 5 Touchdowns” of the week.

Viewers can also enjoy the latest edition of the NFL and HBO produced series, NFL Hard Knocks, featuring the Houston Texans, as well as other award winning NFL films programming. Sky Sports News HQ will continue to provide up to date NFL news, views and previews, plus highlights of all the action will be available On Demand.

Fans will be able to watch the action live wherever they are on mobile, laptop and selected tablets via Sky Go. Non-subscribers can also see the matches without a contract through online TV streaming service NOW TV. By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, they can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices.

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