E4 has announced the signing of a carriage deal with Telewest. The new entertainment channel from Channel 4 will be available to Telewest subscribers as part of its digital and analogue packages. This is E4’s second distribution deal, having recently secured carriage with NTL, and it is hoped that deals across all multi-channel platforms will… Continue reading E4 Gains Carriage On Telewest

Internet penetration in France is continuing to grow steadily, according to the latest findings from Médiamétrie. The number of French Internet users over the age of 18 has increased by 45 percent in a year, to 7.56 million from 5.21 million. About 16.3 percent of French adults are now online, compared with last year’s figure… Continue reading Internet Population: France

The Asia-Pacific region is poised to lead the digital TV revolution, according to a new study by Andersen Consulting. Due to a number of factors, the potential for widespread adoption of digital TV in the area is high. The report pointed to high TV penetration rates, strong growth in broadband penetration, and a youthful population… Continue reading Strong Growth Predicted For Digital TV In Asia

IPC is to launch a television listings guide on the internet. The group’s new free website, unmissabletv.com, will feature TV Times, TV & Satellite Week and What’s On TV as well as cinema listings for the whole of the UK. The news comes a week after the magazine group appointed Caroline Ward as managing director… Continue reading IPC To Launch Television Website

United News & Media and BTopenworld have today confirmed that they are to seek a new owner for LineOne, their jointly-owned portal and internet service provider. The service, which was founded in 1997, has been a successful project, but is now superfluous to the refocusing plans of its two remaining owners. United paid £10m to… Continue reading United And BT Agree To Sell LineOne

While online consumers still plan to buy a majority of their Christmas gifts at brick-and-mortar stores, they will do more of their holiday shopping from offline than last year, according to a new Goldman Sachs/PC Data study. On average, online shoppers plan to buy nearly half (47 percent) of their Christmas gifts offline at traditional… Continue reading US Turns To Christmas e-Shopping

Increased demand for wireless connectivity is expected to boost sales of palmtop and handheld PCs over the next few years. According to a new report by Cahners In-Stat Group, sales of mobile computing devices will rise from 4.8 million last year to 16.7 million in 2004. Palmtops, which use an electronic pen to input information,… Continue reading Wireless Boost To Palmtop Sales

BBC Radio 5 has renewed its contract to broadcast FA Carling Premiership games live. The three-year deal runs from the beginning of the 2001-2002 season and will see Five Live increase its Premiership coverage from 120 to 180 matches per season. Its rival TalkSport has also clinched a deal with the Premier League, however. Kelvin… Continue reading BBC Holds Onto Premiership Rights While Talksport Gets Foot In The Door

Channel 4 has published its response to the invitation to submit comments on the forthcoming Communications Reform White Paper. Views put forward included an extension of support for the concept of a single regulator, the feeling that Channel 4 should remain a single broadcaster, the assertion that impartiality of access must be a feature of… Continue reading Channel 4 Releases Response To Forthcoming Communications White Paper

Last week the Express Newspapers group was finally sold off, ending years of speculation about when United News & Media would let the papers go. The eventual buyer was OK! publisher Northern & Shell which snapped up the Daily Express, Sunday Express and Daily Star for £125 million. N&S emerged to seal the deal at… Continue reading Feature: Will Northern & Shell Save Express Newspapers From Declining Circulations?