Any information submitted to the Internet, whether as online application forms or personal email correspondence, will, if governments get their way, be available for scrutiny. US intelligence agencies are currently campaigning to ban any encryption codes which they cannot read thus providing them with access to any information passing through the Internet, including private financial… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 26/09/97
The behaviour of the Battersby family in Coronation Street has provoked almost 80 viewers to complain to the Independent Television Commission. In its August bulletin the ITC reports that viewers cited the incident when Les Battersby headbutted Curly Watts as an example of an unwelcome change of tone in the soap. The ITC however did… Continue reading Corrie And Brookside Cleared By ITC
Chris Smith, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, last week made proposals that the government may play a part in expediting the installation of digital television. He spoke of Government involvement in providing possible financial incentives for the acquisition of the set-top boxes required to receive digital television.Whilst wanting to “make the benefits… Continue reading Government May Expedite Arrival Of Digital Television
Webmedia has appointed Peter Beech as managing director. Currently head of interactive marketing and new media at Leo Burnett, Beech will take up his new position in mid October. Webmedia’s existing managing director and co-founder, Steve Bowbrick, will become chairman and CEO. Beech’s appointment is designed to free Bowbrick to concentrate on the long term… Continue reading New MD For Webmedia
30 Beautiful Homes is dubbed “The magazine you’ve always wanted.” Naturally, this depends on what it is you’ve always wanted to do. On the one hand, you may wish to spend, if you have it, vast amounts of money converting and creating one of these ‘beautiful homes’ and filling it with all manner of antique… Continue reading Pilot Issue Review – 30 Beautiful Homes
Interim pre-tax profits rose 12% year on year to £43.7m for the Mirror Group. Growth in advertising revenue assisted this, with Classified ads being particularly strong with a 24% increase. Losses at L!ve TV fell and it is expected that The Independent will enter into profit next year.Mirror Group: 0171 293 3000
According to unofficial live data the Chelsea v Bratislava football match on Channel 5 last night was viewed by an average of 2.4 million Individuals, which is a TVR of 4.5. The audience peaked at 3.6 million. The other C5 game shown earlier in the week, between Slavonika and Arsenal, attracted an average individuals audience… Continue reading Chelsea Game Attracts 2.4m For C5
The Alliance & Leicester (A&L) will launch a new Website on 24 September in order to meet the needs of its more technologically ‘switched-on’ customer base. The company acknowledges the impact the Internet will have on the personal financial sector.To make banking and finance more fun visitors can search the site for the invisible A&L… Continue reading Alliance & Leicester Launch Internet ‘Money
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