From July 26, swissinfo.org will be devoting a special feature to Switzerland's national hero. Berne (ots) - The legend of William Tell has survived for seven centuries. It has now entered the internet age. To mark the bicentenary of Friedrich Schiller's famous play "William Tell", the multimedia platform of swissinfo/Swiss Radio International explores the mythical past and present of the celebrated Swiss hero. ...
Unterfoehring, Germany (ots) - Kabel Deutschland (KDG) today announced that Insa Calsow will join the company as Director of Investor Relations and Finance on September 1st 2004. Insa Calsow will report to KDG's Chief Financial Officer, Paul Thomason. She will be responsible for Investor Relations and for certain aspects of Corporate Finance. Mrs. Calsow comes ...
Munich (ots) - Chairman of Condé Nast International, Jonathan Newhouse, expressed today his confidence in Bernd Runge (43), Vice President Condé Nast International. He stated that the press articles and files about contacts of Bernd Runge, who is former GDR-citizen, with the GDR secret service, have no ...
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London (ots) - Ofcom has published its Statement on the Timetable for Reviews of Financial Terms for Channel 3 Licences. Please follow the link for more information: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/ codes_guidelines/broadcasting/tv/fin_terms_tv_lic/ This information is provided by RNS The ...
Unterfoehring, Germany (ots) - - Combination of Kabel Deutschland with networks in North Rhine Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg will create customer base of more than 17 million, the largest in Europe. - Combined businesses will focus on roll-out of new, efficient digital ...
London (ots) - Ofcom has published its first proposed timetable of new FM local commercial radio licences to be advertised in six areas across the UK: Edinburgh; Blackburn; Belfast; Ashford, Kent; Manchester; and Kidderminster. Please follow the link for more information: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/licensing_numbering/radio_sound_broadcasting/ timetable/planned_timetable ots Originaltext: OFCOM - OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Internet: www.newsaktuell.ch Contact: Matt ...
News and entertainment by video on your mobile phone Lausanne (ots) - To coincide with the arrival of the SPV, the first Microsoft Windows-powered mobile phone, about a year ago, Orange launched a mobile portal specifically for the all-in-one mobile and mini-PC. For the first time, it was possible for users to view film trailers or the day's headlines as a video sequence on their mobile phone at the press of a button. ...
London (ots) - The Communications Act 2003 requires Ofcom to award licences for FM commercial radio services in open competition based on statutory criteria. Previously this duty was undertaken by the Radio Authority. Ofcom is today publishing its proposals for the process for licensing new FM commercial radio services. These form part of Ofcom's broader strategy toward the radio sector which will be developed ...
Lucerne, Switzerland (ots) - The parent company of T.E.A.M., Highlight Communications AG ("Highlight"), concluded an agreement with Klaus J. Hempel and Jürgen Lenz for the purpose of securing their existing management- and corporate functions within the T.E.A.M. group until 30 June 2009. Within the scope of this agreement Klaus J. Hempel and Jürgen Lenz will sell ...
Ofcom today announced a consultation on its new approach to the review of licence terms for Channel 3 (ITV) broadcasters. Ofcom plans to introduce a unified and streamlined process in order to reduce the regulatory burden of licensing regulation. The proposals recognise the important challenges facing the television industry in the years ahead, including the need to plan for digital switchover, the need to ...
More media diversity for mobile handsets in Europe - Project is funded by the EC - dpa is leading consortium Bern (ots) - Five leading European news agencies have founded a consortium to create a new generation of information and new services for mobile communication. The project MINDS (Mobile Information and News Data Services for 3G) is funded by the EC through ...
London (ots) - Ofcom and the Radiocommunications Agency today announced the beginning of a joint consultation on proposals to allow the trading of rights to use radio spectrum. The providers of wireless communications services such as mobile telephony, pagers, radio and television broadcasts, as well as the providers and users of two-way radios and many other ...
Zurich (ots) - Cablecom successfully completed its financial restructuring on 13th November 2003. The financial restructuring provides the company with a stable, long term capital structure and strengthens Cablecom's position as a leading video, broadband Internet and telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Cablecom GmbH has successfully completed the financial restructuring process announced on 19 June 2003. ...
Sydney (ots-AsiaNet) - A speech by Peter Sturrock Chief Executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries Good morning and welcome to this very important day for the Australian automotive industry. Today is, in effect, the beginning of the industry's 2004 model year. Over the next few hours you'll see well over 60 new cars and motorcycles ...
Sydney (ots-AsiaNet) - The Asia Pacific will see for the first time a line-up of new cars at the Sydney Motor Show just after their world premiere in Europe. More than 60 all-new or revised production models and concept vehicles will be exhibited at the show from October 16 to 26, with many making their southern hemisphere debut. The Maserati Quattroporte will be joined by new models from Subaru, Mazda and GM ...
Indication: A copy of The Sunday Times' article can be downloaded as pdf under www.newsaktuell.ch/ The British newspaper Sunday Times this week corrected its allegations that Banca del Gottardo had held assets belonging to members of the Saddam Hussein regime during the nineties. ...
NEW YORK, NY (ots) - NewspaperDirect (www.newspaperdirect.com), a technology company specializing in the digital delivery and printing of travel editions of newspapers from around the world, is now distributing newspapers to Qatar Airways at Doha International Airport. The initiative is being implemented ...
DENVER, CO / WASHINGTON, DC (ots) - The Washington Post announced today the selection of ActivePaper Daily by Olive Software to distribute an electronic edition. The Washington Post Electronic Edition is an exact replica of the newspaper that can be read online through any browser, and is now available at ...
DENVER, CO (ots) - Olive Software, Inc., a global leader in digital publishing, archiving and electronic distribution technologies, announced today that in cooperation with ProServ, the Konstanz, Germany daily newspaper SUDKURIER (subsidiary of the Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck) has launched its ...
NEW YORK, NY (ots) - Same-Day, Print Editions of American, French and Belgian Daily Newspapers Digitally-Delivered Across the Globe NewspaperDirect (www.newspaperdirect.com), a technology company specializing in the digital delivery of travel editions of newspapers from around the world, has signed agreements with three daily newspapers: The Chicago Tribune ...
Cambell, CA (ots) - Rockliffe, Inc., a leading developer of messaging and email infrastructure software, today announced that its revenues increased by 50% in 2002 despite a widespread slowdown in the information technology market. The company attributed its success to a number of factors, including the ...
London (ots) - This week FORTUNE magazine names Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking as its 2003 European Businessman of the Year. Since taking over as CEO of Porsche in 1992, Wiedeking has transformed the company from a struggling boutique carmaker to the high-performance money machine it is today. Porsche's operating profits as a percentage of sales are now the highest ...
Campbell, CA and Newton, MA (ots) - Integrated Solution Speeds Time-to-Market, Reduces Costs, Increases Revenues and Improves Customer Satisfaction Rockliffe, Inc., a leading developer of email and messaging software, and Sphera Corporation, the leading global developer of Web hosting automation and ...
Lausanne/Paris (ots) -- MNC the Mobile Services and applications provider has the pleasure to announce that SKYROCK - the number one Rap Radio in the world - has selected MNC for the provisioning of its chat and community based sms services. MNC has been an active player on the mobile solution market since 1998. There are more than 90 customers currently relying on MNC's solution for their mobile services, among ...
London (ots) - This week's issue of TIME (Europe edition) features an investigation into the tragic events surrounding Moscow's theater siege. As early as Day One of the siege, diggers had been tunneling underneath the theater TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge reports. Spetsnaz or special commando troops, of the elite Alfa and Vympel anti-terror units of the Federal Security Bureau's military arm, manned ...
London (ots) - In this week's issue (November 4), TIME reveals the plans and future projects of Simon Fuller, king of music reality TV and creator of the hugely successful TV show, Pop Idol. In a rare and exclusive interview with TIME, the British entrepreneur speaks about the evolution of music reality TV and ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots) - BBC Worldwide is today launching Doki®, the revolutionary Flash-based language training software, on its new consumer e-learning portal, www.bbclearning.com. Created by BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm of the BBC, this new portal service, BBCLearning.com, will make a ...
LOVELAND, CO (ots) - Windows & .NET Magazine announced today that Rockliffe MailSite was selected a winner in the Best Messaging Products category of the Windows & .NET Magazine Readers' Choice Awards. "We know that peer recommendations are important to our readership," said Dave Bernard, custom media editorial director, Windows & .NET Magazine. "The first ...
Berne (ots) - Three years after its initial launch, swissinfo's website (http://www.swissinfo.org) is getting a new look. The updated design will make swissinfo/Swiss Radio International's online platform even more user friendly. www.swissinfo.org provides online information and services, designed especially for the Swiss abroad. In addition, the multimedia section is now available in nine languages, including English. Launched in 1999, www.swissinfo.org is a Swiss ...
Berne (ots) - On 15 April swissinfo/Swiss Radio International (SRI) is launching the new Swiss political platform swisspolitics.org (www.swisspolitics.org). With its slogan "stay in the loop, stay connected, have your say", swisspolitics.org combines up-to-date news with a comprehensive database, plus sophisticated community applications. swisspolitics.org will be ...