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Scottish Radio Holdings has announced that it has received approaches from a number of parties and is currently in discussion regarding the possible sale of the company. The group has been the subject of takeover rumours since rival SMG increased its stake in the group twice in as many weeks. Interest in SRH, which has… Continue reading SRH Confirms Interest From A “Number” Of Parties

The Government’s target of internet access for all by 2005, as outlined in the Communications White Paper, could be achieved if the uptake rate of digital technology for home use continues as it has been. The latest statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that 32% of all households now have access to… Continue reading Home Internet Usage On The Increase, But Digital Divide Still Exists

NTL has refused to comment on press speculation that it is to re-enter the bidding for Premier League football pay-per-view rights. The cable group originally won the rights to screen 40 games per year for three years in the original auction in June (see How The Premier League Will Cash-In On Kick-Offs). Confidence in the… Continue reading NTL May Be Back In Running For Premier League Pay-Per-View

NTL has passed it year-end target of 500,000 digital subscribers ahead of schedule. A total 505,749 customers are now installed to its digital cable service.Launched in May this year, the company hoped to attract 300,000 customers by the year-end (see NTL Launches Digital Cable Services). By October, however, its subscription level had reached 325,000 and… Continue reading NTL Reaches Half Million Target

The Government’s target of internet access for all by 2005, as outlined in the Communications White Paper (see White Paper Paves Way For Communications “Revolution”), could be achieved if the uptake rate of digital technology for home use continues as it has been. The latest statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that… Continue reading Home Internet Usage On The Increase, But Digital Divide Still Exists

Scottish Radio Holdings has announced that it has received approaches from a number of parties and is currently in discussion regarding the possible sale of the company. The group has been the subject of takeover rumours since rival SMG increased its stake in the group twice in as many weeks (see SMG Increases Stake In… Continue reading SRH Confirms Interest From A “Number” Of Parties

Freeserve is to take the National Lottery online after signing a partnership deal with Camelot. A day after Camelot was selected to continue its role as operator of the National Lottery, the internet group will develop an online sales system for lottery tickets.It will create a co-branded National Lottery website and will initially be the… Continue reading Freeserve Announces Partnership With Camelot

ITV and ITV2 are soon to be carried on the Sky Digital platform, according to a report in the Independent On Sunday. Following on from the Government’s White Paper last week which stated that terrestrial channels should be available on all platforms, the network has said that its output will be available on the SkyDigital… Continue reading ITV Available In Sky Digital Homes “Soon”

New quarterly statistics to 1 October 2000 from the Independent Television Commission (ITC) show that more than 5 million homes in the UK now have cable services. Of these, 3.43 million homes take cable TV, although viewers are now choosing fewer premium services.The number of homes connected to cable has risen 13.6% year on year,… Continue reading 5 Million UK Homes Now Connected To Cable Services, Says ITC

The announcement from SMG that it has increased its stake in Scottish Radio Holdings to 20.8% came too late in the day to affect share prices, although SMG managed to increase by 3½p to £2.71. The rocky ride experienced of late at Scottish Radio continued yesterday, as shares dropped 22½p to end at £15.87½.In general,… Continue reading Sharewatch