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?

The UK is embracing many aspects of new technology but is still not realising its new potential, according to a new survey from MORI and Egg. The study shows that 14 million people are dependent on their mobile phones; 15 million are online at home; 9 million have digital television; a third of internet users… Continue reading UK Not Realising Potential Of New Technologies

Carlton Communications has announced that it has signed a 50:50 joint deal with supermarket chain J Sainsbury to create Britain’s first TV and internet food and drink channel. The deal will see Carlton’s SimplyFood website merge with Sainsbury’s tasteforlife site to form taste.co.uk. Along with Carlton’s cable and digital channel, the Carlton Food Network, and… Continue reading Carlton in Joint Venture To Create TV And Internet Food And Drink Channel

The Chrysalis Group has announced pre-tax profits of just under £1m for the year ending 31 August 2000. This moves the company back into black, as last year it recorded a loss of just under £6m. The growth was led by profits from the radio division, which increased its turnover at over twice the rate… Continue reading Chrysalis Into Profit But Restructuring TV Division

The Express Newspaper group has been sold to Northern & Shell, the publishers of various soft porn titles and weekly celebrity magazine OK!. The deal signed is thought to value the group at £125m. Chairman of Northern & Shell, Richard Desmond said today; “The Express newspaper titles represent a vital part of Britain’s press heritage… Continue reading Gossip And Girlie Publisher Takes On Express And Star