Cable company Telewest Communications has this morning confirmed that it is planning to launch a new high-speed internet access service next year (see Telewest Expected To Offer High-Speed Net Access). As expected the new service will offer access speeds up to 100 times faster than conventional dial-in modems. The venture, which is part of a… Continue reading Telewest And Microsoft Confirm High-Speed Internet Service
People wishing to subscribe to digital television services would have to pay an extra £24 on top their existing licence fee, under proposals outlined by a Government advisory panel today.The independent committee, chaired by economist Gavyn Davies, has recommended that a temporary licence supplement – starting at £1.99 a month and gradually reducing – would… Continue reading Digital Licence Fee Could Be £24
According to half-year results released by Reed Elsevier this morning, profits at the company are down by 3%. The company puts the fall in profits down to ‘less favourable market and competitive conditions’ from its rivals.Pre-tax profits were down from £413 million at the same time last year to £371 million for this year.Chairman of… Continue reading Profits Down At Reed Elsevier
Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace, perhaps one of the most eagerly anticipated and hyped films of all time, has been knocked off the number one spot in the UK weekend box office charts in its third week by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.On its third weekend, The Phantom Menace may have… Continue reading Austin Powers Knocks Star Wars Off Top Spot In UK Cinemas
Cable company Telewest Communications is expected to unveil plans for a high-speed internet access service when it releases its interim financial results tomorrow. Although a spokesperson for the company would not reveal any details, it is understood that the service has been produced in a collaboration with Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Telewest.According to a report in… Continue reading Telewest Expected To Offer High-Speed Net Access
Regional newspaper group, Trinity, has now received interest from a number of parties over the sale of its Belfast Telegraph newspaper. Following a ruling by trade and industry secretary, Stephen Byers, Trinity is required to sell the Telegraph and three other Northern Ireland papers, before the company can complete its £2 billion merger with the… Continue reading Bidders Line Up For Trinity’s Belfast Telegraph
Talk of industry consolidation pushed Granada and Telewest stocks up yesterday. Granada was boosted by 19p to 643˝p over possible further consolidation in the ITV Network and Telewest Communications strengthened by 3źp to 268p on talk of further cable industry consolidation (see NTL Spends £8.2bn On Cable & Wireless Communications).Pay-TV group, Flextech, made up for… Continue reading Sharewatch
Tim Bleakley, sales director at Talk Radio, has been appointed to the new position of managing director of sales at the Wireless Group, the radio company formed when TalkCo acquired The Radio Partnership earlier in the month (see Talk Radio Buys The Radio Partnership).Bleakley will be responsible for setting up Impact, a new sales house… Continue reading Bleakley To Head New Sales House For Wireless Group
Cable operator, NTL, is offering its TV, telephone and internet services to the whole of the UK in the group’s first move outside its local cable areas. The venture makes NTL the first cable operator in the UK to offer its services nationally.In order to drive interest in its services, NTL has put together a… Continue reading NTL Becomes First Cable Group To Offer Services Nationally
The introduction of subscription-free internet service providers (ISPs) has dramatically increased the number of UK homes that are connected to the internet, according to the latest Internet Access Report from Continental Research.The report shows that in just 18 months, home internet access has jumped from 5% to 18%, largely due to the success of free… Continue reading Free ISPs Boost Home Internet Use
