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The proposed acquisition of British Interactive Broadcasting Holdings (BiB), which operates the interactive TV service Open, by BSkyB (see BSkyB Takes Control Of Open, Plans To Improve Look, Feel and Services) should be allowed, providing the satellite broadcaster agrees to provide a clean feed of premium TV to rival distributors, quelling competition concerns.Announcing the decision,… Continue reading BSkyB Must Undertake Clean Feed Guarantee For Open Takeover To Proceed

Viewing of non-terrestrial channels in digital homes slipped slightly during September, helping terrestrial channels gain back audience share. The latest BARB figures show viewing of BBC1 in digital homes increased from 16.4% in August to 19% during September, while ITV increased its share from 15.5% to 17.5% in digital homes.ITV continues to lose out in… Continue reading Digital Round-Up – September 2000: Terrestrials Gain Share In Digital Homes

Granada Media has announced that it is to form an independent internet and broadband company in partnership with high street retailer Boots.The company is to launch a health and beauty information and transactional website and interactive digital television channel in February 2001. Revenues from the venture will come from the sales of around 10,000 product… Continue reading Granada Media Teams With Boots To Create Internet and Broadband Company

Business to business websites are failing to capitalise on a large number of potential customers for goods and services, according to new research by internet consultancy Proteus.The online survey asked 385 people who used the internet for business purposes about their experience of the medium. The results showed that while 76% used the internet more… Continue reading Survey Reveals Poor Service From B2B Websites

DMG Business Media is to be sold off as part of a refocusing of its parent company DMG World Media. The group, which publishes business-to-business titles including Aluminium Today and Glass International, has a turnover in excess of £30m.DMG World Media is the exhibition and related activities division of the Daily Mail and General Trust… Continue reading DMG Business Media Goes Up For Sale

High street retailer WHSmith is to make its first move into magazine publishing by launching 24 branded one-off lifestyle titles, produced by John Brown Contract Publishing. The magazines will provide advice on subjects such as getting married and buying houses and will retail at £2.99 in WHSmith stores. The first four will appear in January,… Continue reading Launches Brief

Yesterday marked another bad day for media stocks, with shares falling in most cases. This was the case at Bright Station, which is rumoured to be among the companies interested in buying Boxman, the CD e-retailer which announced its intention to take voluntary liquidation yesterday. Shares in Bright Station ended yesterday down 1½p at 55p.Heavier… Continue reading Sharewatch

The latest research from Oftel shows home access to the internet and take-up of digital television continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate. One million people went online in the three months to the end of August, with seven million homes (28%) now connected, and digital television subscribers grew by 10% across the period to… Continue reading Oftel Report Shows Rapid Rate Of Internet Growth Continues

Future Publishing is set to invigorate the video games market with the launch of Video Gamer. The title, which hits the newsstands on 1 November, will be the first in the sector to retail at a price of 99p.With a print run in excess of 200,000 and an initial marketing budget of £300,000, the title… Continue reading Future Prepares For Games Explosion

Channel 4’s entertainment channel E4 has received a boost in the form of its first carriage deal. The channel, which is currently under development, is now set to be carried on NTL’s networks.The channel, one of several new projects announced by Channel 4 during their annual report this year (see Channel 4 Doesn’t Rule Out… Continue reading Channel 4’s Entertainment Channel Secures NTL Carriage