Channel 4 News - Benjamin Cohen

Pirate Bay web address is sold

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:08:00 +0100

Sentenced to jail, fined, but back to fight another day. Pirate Bay founders sell company for millions - but can the new owners really make it all above board? Benjamin Cohen interviews founder Peter Sunde

Vodafone to bid for T-Mobile?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0100

Vodafone is considering a takeover bid for T-Mobile in a move which would create the largest mobile telecoms operator in the UK. Benjamin Cohen reports.

Can electric cars be electric?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:06:00 +0100

As new electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster, goes on sale Benjamin Cohen gets behind the wheel to find out whether petrol-free cars are the new must-have.

Street View 'does not breach data law'

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:04:00 +0100

The Information Commissioner's Office tells Benjamin Cohen that Google's controversial Street View service is unlikely to be in breach of the data protection act.

Budget broadband promise too slow?

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:35:00 +0100

The government guarantees faster broadband in the budget but is it really fast enough, asks Benjamin Cohen.

Radio Empire of the Sun?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:57:00 +0100

Sun columnist Jon Gaunt, who was sacked last year from TalkSport for calling a Conservative councillor a 'Nazi' and an 'ignorant pig', looks set to become Britain's first American style shock jock, writes Benjamin Cohen.

Is Pirate Bay really sunk?

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:09:00 +0100

So Pirate Bay's founders were found guilty of promoting copyright theft by others and sentenced to one year in prison and landed with a £2.5m fine.

How Google adverts got personal

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:31:00 +0100

Internet search and advertising giant Google today launches a controversial new behavioural targeting system, something it is calling interest-based advertising. Benjamin Cohen explains.

Sensitive data on eBay computers

Thu, 07 May 2009 09:57:00 +0100

Computers sold on eBay and at computer fairs still contain sensitive corporate data from companies such as Laura Ashley, Ford and Nokia, a study by the University of Glamorgan shows.

Local newspapers of the future?

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:10:00 +0100

The traditional role of local newspapers is under threat from local government funded competition, writes Benjamin Cohen.

Sun launches online radio

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:59:00 +0100

Famed for its amusing headlines and page three models, the Sun has become the first newspaper to launch its own radio programme. Benjamin Cohen reports.

Pirates jailed: is it the answer?

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:58:00 +0100

The men behind one of the world's biggest file-sharing websites have called their sentencing by a Swedish court a "crazy verdict" and plan to appeal. Benjamin Cohen reports.

Web pirates fined and jailed

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:00:00 +0100

The men behind one of the world's most popular file-sharing websites are sentenced to a year in jail by a Swedish court, as Benjamin Cohen reports.

Channel 4 wins digital radio licence

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:59:00 +0100

Channel 4 wins bid to move into digital radio, which will see launch of 10 new digital stations.
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Democrats YouTube debate

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:17:00 +0100

The US presidential candidates get ready for a grilling, YouTube-style.