London - Six British Internet service providers have signed on to a voluntary code of conduct -- in the face of looming legislation -- that will see them send hundreds of thousands of letters to suspected illegal file-swappers and work with music and other rights holders "towards a significant reduction in illegal filesharing." U.K. ISPs Virgin Media, BSkyB, Carphone Warehouse, BT, Orange and Tiscali are party to the agreement, which came after negotiations facilitated by the U.K.'s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), and also includes record label trade group the BPI, and the Motion Picture Association of America.

London - The O2 Wireless Festival concerts staged in London last week by wireless carrier Tiscali and promoter Live Nation drew more than 55,000 viewers for its live webcast, a record for Tiscali, Billboard reported. The festival's bill included performances by the White Stripes, Kaiser Chiefs, LCD Soundsystem and Daft Punk -- although the latter was among three acts to decline to be included in the live webcast. The performances will also be made available for on-demand streaming by Tiscali.