26 Feb 2001
| by Louise Banbury
Microsoft is planning to charge fees to use some of the services on its MSN internet portal, according to newspaper reports.
26 Feb 2001
| by Claire Billings
The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has attacked telecoms regulator Oftel for failing to speed up the development of high-speed internet access in the UK through one of its own members, BT.
26 Feb 2001
| by Claire Billings
Kirch, the German media group, has secured almost 1bn ( 690m) of the funding it needs to help troubled EM.TV increase its stake in Formula 1 company SLEC to 75%.
26 Feb 2001
| by Louise Banbury
The Internet Advertising Bureau is expected to unveil new standards for bigger online ads today, in a move to boost the flagging online advertising industry.
26 Feb 2001
| by Claire Billings
Richard Desmond, the proprietor of Express Newspapers, has almost halved the 97m loan he took out to fund the 125m acquisition of the newspaper group in November last year.
26 Feb 2001
| by Louise Banbury
BT’s directories business Yell is set to launch its first ad campaign on national TV on Thursday.
26 Feb 2001
Luke Johnson, owner of The Ivy restaurant and Belgian-themed restaurant chain Belgo, has found a new financial backer to fund his purchase of 3,000 Whitbread pubs.
26 Feb 2001
Shopsmart.com, the price-comparison website, is facing legal action from a competitor after it pulled out of takeover talks.
26 Feb 2001
New York-based integrated marketing firm Marketing Services Group Inc is closing its Pegasus Internet online marketing business and restructuring its other operations.
26 Feb 2001
Woolworths has won the exclusive product licensing rights for the BBC’s children’s characters, Bill 3m.