Cable / Telecom News

Pre-loaded set-top box dispute adds more defendants


OTTAWA – BCE, Rogers and Videotron have added 11 new defendants to their legal action against the sale of TV set top boxes pre-loaded with applications that they claim allows access to their copyrighted content.The three big TV companies last month joined forces against named defendants iTVBox.net, My Electronics, Android Bros Inc., WatchNSaveNow Inc. and MtlFreeTV.com and won a temporary injunction to stop them from selling the loaded boxes until the matter is resolved.  According to a CBC News report, 11 Android box dealers were added on June 20.The Android boxes, ranging in price from $40 to $250, are often marketed as...