—Spain’s three strikes: The Cabinet has approved an anti-piracy law that offers a graduated response to sites that engage in illegal file sharing. First warnings, then an appearance before a panel of experts, who decide whether to then refer the case to a judge. via CNBC —Omnifone and Gracenote: The…

—Sky on PS3: It’s just launched an Xbox VOD service and Sky now looks to have sealed a deal to get its channels on Sony’s PS3. In a footnote to its epic 277-page submission to Ofcom’s pay TV consultation, Sky says: “The deal to provide Sky’s channels on the PS3…

—Tiscali: The head of Tiscali’s IPTV service Jonathan Sykes has left the company, five months after it was was bought by TalkTalk. From Mediaweek. —Telegraph Media Group TMG’s regional sales director Michelle Turner has reportedly left the company as part of a re-shuffle of its London and Manchester-based teams. Gary…

Carphone Warehouse beat its expectations on broadband customer sign-ups, as it prepares to de-merge the division into a separately listed company alongside its Best Buy Europe JV stake. It added 77,000 new customers to its TalkTalk broadband business in Q209. But that figure falls to just 15,000 net customer additions…

—ESPN: The sportscaster now has its channels on Tiscali TV, the ISP’s IPTV offering. Via Telecompaper. —Indy radio: Ever keen on affiliate relations, Independent.co.uk is adding widgets playing Kiss 100 and Magic 105.4, via an Independent-branded radio player. Via Mediaweek. —Eidos’ footy sim: It worked for Radiohead: UK games publisher…

New Tiscali owner Carphone Warehouse is considering whether to turn the underperforming Tiscali TV IPTV service in to a Project Canvas service or continue going it alone. Carphone CEO Charles Dunstone tells FT.com: “We might say Canvas isn’t the answer and we will go and reinvigorate Tiscali TV.” Either way,…

It’s a thumbs up from the European Commission: the proposed merger of Tiscali’s UK broadband business and Carphone Warehouse can now take place as planned.

—Tiscali: It’s not just BT (NYSE: BT) that wants content owners to pay for the online distribution of video content—Tiscali, the UK ISP now owned by Carphone Warehouse, wants online to viewed the same as platforms like satellite TV which broadcasters must pay to use. Director of television Simon Hunt…

—IPA on Canvas: The Institute of Pracitioners in Advertisers has voiced its concerns about the opportunities for advertising in the BBC’s upcoming Project Canvas IPTV standard. In its submission to the public consultation on the project, it says it is “mindful of the Corporation’s historical tendency to foreclose new media…

This time, the reports were true: Carphone Warehouse has confirmed a deal to buy Italian telco Tiscali’s UK ISP business for a knock-down price of £236 million. Tiscali’s 1.45 million subscribers will be added to Carphone’s TalkTalk ISP business, making it the UK’s biggest residential broadband provider with 4.25 million…

Tiscali has confirmed it is yet again in talks to sell off its UK ISP business: Italian newspaper Milano Finanza is reporting that it expects a bid from Carphone Warehouse in the next month (via Reuters.com). MF reports that in response to its story, Tiscali “confirms the existence of negotiations…

—Independent.co.uk: Following on from the long list of online partnerships it signed in the past year, the Indie is to show the Endemol-produced and Bebo-commissioned original online-only drama series The Gap Year on its student section. The show will be aired on a soon-to-be-launched video channel—the indie took down its…

It was once a bright future for Italian-owned ISP Tiscali. Back in 2007 It was growing UK market share and had ambitious plans for its IPTV VOD service—but now the company’s auditor Ernst & Young has expressed concerns at “fundamental uncertainties” over the business’ ability to continue. In a statement…

A little stat buried in Ofcom’s Q408 digital TV report, noticed by ISPReview - Tiscali didn’t add any customers to its Tiscali TV service, over ADSL broadband, in the last six months of ‘08. It’s customer base was virtually flat at 100,000, or 0.3 percent of homes with TVs. That’s…

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is ending some of its OD2 white-label digital music retail activities from April 23. The company is closing B2B contracts it got when it acquired the digital distributor in 2006, taking out the download stores it powers for Tiscali, MSN UK, Virgin and others in the process.…

The possible sell-off of Tiscali’s UK ISP to BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is off, leaving the Italian outfit seeking special dispensation on interest repayments from its bankers. The ISP/telco said Friday the a sale to Sky was now “almost impossible”, especially since the economy has worsened, Reuters reports. Tiscali confirmed the…

Tiscali’s contribution to the debate on whether ISPs should be culpable for illegally downloaded music - a survey in which its website users admit to illegally freeloading but blame the music business for not dissuading them. The poll, which was hosted on its website and answered by 1,000 visitors, shows…

Finally some action for Italian ISP Tiscali, which, after a prolonged process, has sold its international ISP business for €47 million (£42.41 million) and plans to complete the sale of its UK business by next month. The Caligari- and Milan-based group confirmed in a statement (pdf) yesterday it had sold…

Italian ISP Tiscali today confirmed it is looking for volunteers for an “incentivised redundancy plan” in its Italian division, and is considering a further plan to axe 250 jobs. This is part of a new business plan, yet to be confirmed in detail, designed to save €40 million and bring…