San Francisco - BitTorrent, a provider of peer-to-peer file-sharing technology, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with place-shifting software company Orb Networks to enable BitTorrent downloads to be played on any connected device. The BitTorrent software client will be bundled with the Orb PC application, which allows users to access the media on their computers and home television services from any Web-enabled video device.

Englewood, Colo. - EchoStar Communications, operator of the DISH Network satellite TV service, has announced that it will pay $380 million to acquire Sling Media, a developer of TV "place-shifting" technology that lets users access premium home TV channels while on the go from Internet-connected devices.

Los Angeles - Sling Media, a provider of TV place-shifting technology that lets consumers access their premium home TV channels while on the go from Internet-connected devices, has partnered with DirecTV to make NFL game telecasts available to its users, PaidContent.org reported. The deal will allow streaming of NFL games each Sunday from DirecTV boxes through a Slingbox device to computers or other Internet-ready devices. DirecTV parent company Liberty Media's chairman John Malone is an investor in Sling Media. Sling also signed a deal to allow its users to stream NHL games in June.

Emeryville, Calif. - Orb Networks, a provider of media place-shifting software, announced on Thursday that it has passed one million registered users for its MyCasting application. The software lets users stream all of their home and Web-based digital media remotely from any Internet-connected device.

Fife, Scotland - Inxstor, a developer of TV place-shifting technology that lets users access premium home channels from the Internet while on the go, has raised $1.2 million in new funding from Scottish venture firm Braveheart, and the Scottish Co-investment Fund, The Herald reported.

New York - Sling Media, a developer of "place-shifting" technology that lets consumers access their home TV channels while away on any Internet-connected device, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with the National Hockey League (NHL) to allow Slingbox users to clip and share live or recorded clips of NHL programming.

Tokyo - Sony has released a software upgrade for its PlayStation 3 that improves image quality for movies and legacy games, and also provides "place-shifting" of content stored on the PS3's hard drive to a PSP handheld.

Emeryville, Calif. - Orb Networks, a developer of "place-shifting" technology that lets users access premium home TV channels while away from home on Internet-connected devices, said on Friday that it has integrated its software with a set-top box made by Futarque. The set-top will offer both broadcast programming and all of the personal media on a user's PC, delivered to a TV, with Orb's MyCasting software serving as the bridge between the PC and set-top.

San Francisco - Sling Media, a developer of "place-shifting" technology that lets users access their premium home TV channels and recorded programs while on the go from any Internet-connected device, has been served a patent lawsuit by the inventor of a wireless speaker system, CNET News.com reported on Thursday.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Avvenu, a developer of technology that allows remote access to PC files, on Thursday introduced the Avvenu Music Player, which allows users to stream their iTunes libraries and other music stored on a PC to any Internet-connected PC or Mac, laptop or Windows Mobile smartphone. The service requires that the user's home PC be online in order to stream music. The beta version of the player also includes a feature that allows users to share playlists or up to 250 songs with friends via e-mail. The feature automatically copies songs in the desired playlist to Avvenu's "secure media center," from where they may be streamed to the recipient of the e-mail's computer.

Emeryville, Calif. - Amino, a provider of IPTV delivery technology, announced this week that it has partnered with Orb Networks, whose MyCasting service allows users to access their PC content from any Internet-connected device. Under the deal, Orb's software will be integrated into Amino set-top boxes, enabling consumers to access their PC digital media directly from their televisions.