Who wants to be online?

Celador Productions' global TV hit show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is going digital, as ITV has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast it via its ITV2 channel and the ITV Web site. While viewers of the show on interactive TV will be able to play along with the contestants, users of the Web site will also be able to participate in three other game types, including single player and multiplayer (where as many as ten players can compete head to head). There will also be the introduction of the e-mercial, a seven-second animated advert that players will have to watch to proceed to the next stage. ...more

Symantec moves to plug its anti-virus vulnerability

Symantec has moved to plug the security gap in its anti-virus software, which was originally flagged just last Friday. Few details of the flaw were revealed, but the vulnerability could be exploited remotely. The exact products affected are: Symantec Client Security 3. ...more

Prices of 19-inch LCD monitor panels to drop more than $20

Prices of 19-inch LCD monitor panels are expected to drop by more than $20 next month, according to Taiwan-based LCD monitor maker Amtran Technology. Currently, 19-inch LCD monitor panels range in price from $340 to $370. Global LCD monitor demand has been slow since May, causing Samsung Electronics to dump its products in Europe and North America, Amtran said. ...more

BBC has designs on MP3 player radio

The BBC is eyeing the iPod and other MP3 players, it seems. The corporation is planning a clip-on digital radio for portable players, it has revealed. Many such players, of course, already have built-in radios, with even the iPod - a long term non-believer in FM functionality - recently getting a Radio Remote. ...more

Music publishers' royalty hunger stops Microsoft subs service dead

Microsoft has cut short licensing talks with the four major record companies, according to unnamed sources cited by the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). The software giant was thought to be in negotiations to launch a music subscription service similar to those offered by Napster, Real and Yahoo!. However it appears to have baulked at royalty rates being demanded by EMI, Universal, Warner Music and Sony BMG. ...more