broadcasting
RSS broadcastingMP calls for UK Net minister
News I think an ISP licence fee like a broadcasting fee might be a way forward. Labour MP, Derek Wyatt is calling on the UK government to create a minister for the Internet. At the ISPcon 99 conference in London, Wyatt, who also heads up the... [24 Feb 1999]
UK retailers go interactive
News British Interactive Broadcasting (BIB) has added Dixons, Argos and Somerfield to the list of retailers selling over its forthcoming interactive TV service, called Open. A spokesman for BSkyB - which holds a 32.5 per cent stake in BIB - described... [11 Feb 1999]
Tabloid ISPs get warm welcome
News Last month, in a speech made to the Singapore Broadcasting Authority, Rupert Murdoch - head of News Corporation, which owns The Sun - said the Internet is not ready to be taken seriously by established media players. [01 Feb 1999]
Digital TV accused of ignoring the blind
News But current boxes don't support the service - called Auditel - and Silicon.com has discovered a loophole in the UK's 1997 Digital Broadcasting Act means they don't have to. RNIB assistant broadcasting officer, Monica Kreel, said: "We're having to... [21 Jan 1999]
Western Digital and Sony to develop home server
News A WD statement claims the convergence of broadcasting, communications and IT onto a digital platform means home users will be able to store multimedia content on a 'home server', feeding into a network of PCs, digital TVs and other audio/visual... [16 Dec 1998]
BT trials high-speed ADSL media service
News A spokesman for telecoms watchdog Oftel confirmed that as of next year, BT is likely to be allowed to operate a broadcasting franchise in addition to any online content and access services. BT has stepped up its trials of high-speed DSL (Digital... [10 Dec 1998]
Pager firms take to the Net
News US pagers will start by broadcasting weather, stocks, headline news and sports results, but will become increasingly customised. Getting information from the Internet onto your pager is about to become a reality - but only in the US. [20 Nov 1998]
BiB changes name to Open
News British Interactive Broadcasting is re-branding itself 'Open'. The television home shopping and banking service - whose four shareholders are BskyB, BT, Midland Bank and the electronics group Matsushita - hopes the new name will promote its open... [10 Nov 1998]
SMEs turn to IT firms for bundled telecoms services
News According to Analysys, IT vendors are taking advantage of opportunities brought about by the liberalisation and globalisation of telecoms markets, as well as the convergence of the IT, telecoms and broadcasting industries. [09 Nov 1998]
NTL launches UK online shopping service
News NTL has pipped other channel operators to the post by launching ahead of rival BiB (British Interactive Broadcasting). Cable operator NTL has launched an online retail service for its one million UK subscribers. [07 Oct 1998]
BTClick+ goes live
News However, as of next year, BTClick+ will be available over digital TVs which use services from British Interactive Broadcasting (BiB), and eventually from Internet-enabled payphones. BT has launched its much talked about pay-as-you-surf Internet... [30 Sep 1998]
UK cable firm offers free digital upgrade
News The move was a challenge to British Interactive Broadcasting, the interactive services group headed by BT and BSkyB which aims to supply other digital platforms. Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the UK's largest cable television and... [28 Sep 1998]
In brief: RealNetworks reaps benefits from Clinton scandal
News RealNetworks, makers of Internet broadcasting software RealPlayer, say the Clinton videos could increase their user base. It will further our mission statement - in that we want to increase the number of people using the Internet as a broadcasting... [21 Sep 1998]
Cable & Wireless Communications to offer interactive services
News The UK's largest cable television and telephony operator has struck deals with Barclays Bank, British Airways, Littlewoods Home Shopping Group, Granada Media Group, Associated New Media and ITN in a move which will challenge British Interactive... [19 Aug 1998]
In brief: British Interactive Broadcasting loses its head
News The head of British Interactive Broadcasting (BiB) David Hilton has resigned just days after the venture gained EC and shareholder approval. The alliance between BSkyB, BT, Midland Bank and Matsushita plans to build interactive banking and shopping... [14 Aug 1998]
