Filmon
 

Has any body heard the rumour that Filmon is about to dissappear? :confused:

Re: Filmon
 

Many times over the last year or so.

Re: Filmon
 

oh noooo... how will I cope without corrie and Emmerdale.... just kidding but I do use it a quite a bit, it saves having a ruddy great dish on the house. I hope it is just a rumour.. :fingerscrossed:

Re: Filmon
 

The big networks would love to shut them down and probably will one day unless Filmon starts paying for the programs its broadcasts. Of course when that happens Filmon will no longer be free.

Re: Filmon
 

Thanks for this, not heard of them before......I'm watching English news for the first time in yeeeeeaaaars.....does everyone on Brit TV talk slow or am I accustomed to Spanish screaming at 5 words per second?

Re: Filmon
 

What´s Filmon? :confused:

Re: Filmon
 

Another of the many internet TV suppliers who broadcasts a handful of UK TV channels for "free". The industry doesn't like them much. Lots of legal threats and lawsuits, but the courts so far have (narrowly) ruled mostly in their favour.

Re: Filmon
 

seems they are starting to run out of friends on the bench

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A221B020140303

Re: Filmon
 

Maybe, but these cases are all in the US. It would not affect directly their ability to stream UK programs in the short term.

Their European operation is based in Switzerland and apparently, for the time being at least, will give them some protection from EU law, which anyway, does not seem to be doing much to prevent such systems.

It is noticeable that the only case to succeed so far was against TVCatchup and they are still going strong.

Re: Filmon
 

are you suggesting that if the Mother folds the Daughter will remain operational ??
and if they are stopped from taking the copyrighted productions of the producers what will they have to pass off from Europe.
Other than taking live from air and rebroadcasting online

But Alkie David seems to make money out of providing things he has taken without paying and providing it to others who profess they are getting it for free. Obviously advertising pays someone.
:sneaky:

Re: Filmon
 

Quite probably.

Alkie David is not an idiot and will survive a lot longer than most would do.

He has made his fortune and will keep operating just for the hell of it.