Freeview sales slowing
The estimates, from pay TV company Flextech, showed sales have slowed since the fortnight immediately following Freeview’s launch. After selling 65,000 boxes at launch, pay TV company Flextech estimates sales have slowed, indicating he novelty value is wearing off. The novelty gift over Christmas appears to have been digital raodios, not digital TV. About a quarter of a million Freeview adapters are in existence but because Freeview has no subsciption
Abdul’s hand gets Afghanistan back online
After disappearing under the Taliban rule – they didn’t take too kindly to the internet – Abdul has re-appeared under the new interim administration in the form of a signature on a plain piece of paper which hands over all authority for Afghanistan’s “.af” domain to the transitional government. No sign of Abdul however. How convenient…
DoCoMo wants Euro partner
In Unstrung.com’s view, mmO2 and KPN Mobile are unlikely to win a Japanese cash injection (unless they merge with one of the other major players).
Revolution mag ends email service
“Revolution’s daily news service will now be fulfilled by the new DigitalBulletin from Brand Republic which will be published in association with Revolution. All the daily news will continue to be published on www.revolutionmagazine.com starting tomorrow, Wednesday 15 January.” It’s not clear yet (check tomorrow for updates), but the implication is that much of Revolution’s old daily news coverage will actually be subsumed into Brand Republic’s paid-for service. Although it
The Sun’s new editor prompts speculation
He is to pursue a management role at News Corporation, the Sun’s parent company and insists he wasn’t forced out. He’ll be replaced by Rebekah Wade, editor of the News of the World, and a journalist who hasn’t been as kind to New Labour as the Sun in recent years. The Sun now sells close to 3.45m copies a day. The Times runs a fairly straight story. The Independent is
Broadband ads turning MPs into advocates
Sir George has urged Stephen Timms MP, minister for e-commerce and competitive, to disclose more information about the government’s broadband strategy.