Telstra fires 'express TV' salvo at pirates TELSTRA is developing plans to make popular television series available to its customers soon after they air in the US in a bid to drive penetration of its T-Box IPTV service and curb the illegal spread of copyrighted TV shows and movies in Australia. The drive for more media content comes as the telco giant's board, including chairwoman Catherine Livingstone and chief executive David Thodey, meet leading media and technology companies this week on the east and west coasts of the US.