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Hull-based telecoms operator Kingston Communications is set to launch Europe’s first interactive television service to run over normal telephone lines.Kingston Interactive Television will use ADSL (asymmetrical digital subscriber line) technology to transform ordinary phone lines into high-speed digital lines and the service will include up to 55 digital channels, video-on-demand, internet access and email through… Continue reading Kingston Communications To Launch Interactive Television Service

Shares in digital partners Granada and Carlton Communications dropped yesterday despite reporting a 66% rise in subscription figures for their ONdigital service yesterday (see ONdigital Sales Up By 66%). Carlton fell by 7źp to 426p; Granada was down 6˝p to close at 526p.Shares in Reuters rose 3˝p after the Lehman Brothers set its December 2000… Continue reading Sharewatch

ONdigital has added a further 164,000 subscribers since June, with a record 82,000 signing up during September. The digital terrestrial television broadcaster announced its latest figures today which showed an increase in sales of 66% to 411,000.The joint venture between Carlton Communications and Granada has had a difficult quarter with a number of high-profile resignations,… Continue reading ONdigital Sales Up By 66%

The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) is to publish a list of guidelines for strategic marketing on the internet. Called Guide To The Internet – A Practical Guide For Marketers, its aim is to lead the way in the promotion of good practice and self regulation within new media.The guide was written by Matt… Continue reading ISBA Publishes List Of Guidelines For Internet Marketing

Hallmark Entertainment Network, the US-based 24-hour general entertainment service, is to launch on BSkyB’s digital platform early next year. The family-based channel, which is famed for its original movies and mini-series, will be especially tailored for the UK.Its programming will be acquired from Hallmark Entertainment, the station’s parent company, and third parties including BSkyB. Day-time… Continue reading Hallmark Entertainment Network Gets Carriage On BSkyB

In the second quarter of this year customer take-up of cable television services hit its lowest ever quarter on quarter growth rate of just 1.9%. Between April and July, only 55,157 new homes subscribed to cable TV, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission. At the same time investment in the construction… Continue reading Cable Television Take-Up Hits All-Time Low

GWR Group has signed a 15 month advertising with Coldseal Windows, believed to be the biggest in radio history. The £6 million deal will see Coldseal ads aired from September 1999 to 31 December 2000 across GWR’s local stations. Coldseal has boosted its coverage with this latest deal, by including four new GWR stations in… Continue reading GWR And Coldseal Sign Largest Ever Radio Advertising Deal

Shares in Carlton Communications fell 8˝p to 433źp after Charterhouse Securities cut its numbers for this year and next by 5% and 6% respectively. Carlton’s digital partner Granada also took a tumble, falling 19p to close at 532˝p. Their joint venture ONdigital announces its subscriber figures today.Shares in publisher Emap continued to fall. The Stock… Continue reading Sharewatch

Digital One, the only commercial digital radio multiplex to operate on a national basis, has joined forces with BBC Digital Radio to push the introduction of digital provision. In the deal, struck yesterday, the two rival groups will collaborate on a range of marketing and research initiatives.The main aim of this long-term partnership is to… Continue reading Digital One And The BBC Unite In Digital Push

The Premier League has confirmed that negotiations for its next television rights deal could begin in the next few months. Talks will be led by Peter Scudamore as his first task as new chief executive when he takes up his post next month.The present four-year deal comes to an end after the 2000-01 season. It… Continue reading Negotiations Over Premier League TV Rights Imminent