The rival, ITV Digital, closed up shop in 2002.
NDS, the accused developer, is said to have hacked ITV, leaking codes and other information that allowed pirates to counterfeit smart cards, giving anyone access to paid TV, for free.
Lee Gibling, who set up the popular 90s website "The House of Ill-Compute," is the whistleblower in the new case against a News Corp. company. Gibling says he was paid to publish the stolen info and codes, and he was hired by NDS' Ray Adams, who at the time was the head of UK-based security.
After ITV went under, News Corp.'s SkyTV became the UK's only pay network.
Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 27 Mar 2012 16:19
