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Subject:	UKNM: BIB and WebTV
From:	Peter Beech
Date:	Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:34:24 +0100

Ahh Mike, it's all in the phrasing of the question... I was hoping to *OUT*
the guilty parties and get some 'public' debate. For what it's worth, my
understanding of the situation is the same as yours, but you'll just have
to believe me on that!

>>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.

>>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.

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Peter Beech peter