Re: UKNM: Free ISPs Vs. Paying ISPs (Don't Mention Dixons)

[mike bracken]

>What's the score BIB?


Another new chief exec (ackerman) from parent/investor company. That's the

3rd this year IIRC.


And they're now sniffily poo-poohing the Internet. Not a big customer demand

they claim.


>Who's signed-up as a PAYING commercial partner?


Apart from the four initial backers (and two of those not v happy), I don't

think anyone else has, but I'll happily be told otherwise.


>What about that darkhorse WebTV? Very quiet since their launch in the UK!


Hey, that's a 'trial' not a launch, as any BBC corporate affairs manager

will happily phone you up at home about 9pm to tell you.


Very quiet for good reason - maybe ask them about Open TV api's and the

attitude of 'TV' people as opposed to the lucky millions just queuing up to

code to Windows.


But why am I telling you this Peter, surely the new look Webmedia, with its

fingers on the pulse of digital TV and interaction, knows all this.


8�P


brax


Mike Bracken

Guardian New Media


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