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From: "George Wood" 
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  ::           MediaScan             
  ::      SWEDEN CALLING DXERS       
  ::       from Radio Sweden          
  ::    Number 2279--September 15, 1997    
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Satellite, shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio
Sweden.
This week's bulletin was written by George Wood.
Packet Radio BID SCDX2279
Updated Web edition at: http://www.sr.se/rs/english/media/
All times UTC unless otherwise noted.
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Part 2:
CYBERSPACE
THE SITE--MSNBC's "The Site" has been canceled, but talks are under
way to keep it on the air through the end of its 15 January contract,
sources with the nightly Internet news show said today. 
Richard Fisher, general manager of Ziff-Davis Television, which
produces The Site, was traveling to New York today (September 15) to
talk with MSNBC about prospects for continuing the show, the sources
said. MSNBC spokespersons could not be reached for comment. 
The show hasn't aired for more than two weeks (see below). Coverage of
the deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa had pre-empted the
show. MSNBC's historically weak ratings have spiked during coverage of
those stories. Sources said that was part of the thinking behind
canceling The Site to concentrate more on straight news. 
"How many times can Diana die?" asked one Site staffer who requested
anonymity. "I mean, let's get real here." The staffer said new
segments are still being taped for possible future shows. 
In July, Fisher said that Ziff-Davis and MSNBC were discussing the
possibility of cutting the hour-long show in half to make room for a
new sports program hosted by former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Keith
Olberman. At the time, Fisher said no layoffs would result from such a
cut. That's likely to still be true even if the show is canceled
immediately: Ziff-Davis is busily staffing its new 24-hour,
technology- oriented cable network called ZDTV: Your Computer Channel.
("Wired" via Pointcast)
WEB-TV--However a check of The Site's Website indicates a new program
ran on September 15 (we may get it here in Europe today at 17:00 CET
on NBC), and carried the following story:
When it was first introduced to consumers, WebTV's device for Web
surfing on television sets was not an instant success. Demand for the
devices proved to be soft, and at least one prominent analyst
concluded that Internet television didn't have "significant market
potential." 
But flush with Microsoft's money and industry clout after its      
acquisition by the TV-obsessed software giant, WebTV is reportedly
launching a second-generation box that allows viewers to watch TV and
access the Internet simultaneously. That feature is compelling for
television programmers, who were dismayed that the first version of
WebTV prevented viewers from watching TV while logged on to the
Internet. The new WebTV box will allow programmers to offer links from
TV shows to their websites, which will offer more content related to
the show, in addition to chat rooms and other interactive features. 
Meanwhile, a host of competitors is lining up to knock WebTV off its
perch atop what is still a nascent market. WorldGate Communications,
backed by Nextlevel Systems and Scientific Atlanta, is set to
introduce a lower cost Internet TV device, while Thomson Consumer
Electronics is already rolling out its RCA Network Computer. A third
competitor, NetChannel, Inc., is set to unveil its own TV Internet
service, which allows for content personalization. ("The Site" News)
Microsoft is launching Web TV in Europe later this year. But the
software giant will face competition from Grundig, which is expected
to roll out digital set-top boxes that can be used when Deutsche
Telekom digitalizes Germany's cable systems. At the same time Europe's
well- developed satellite systems will make it possible to Intel to
provide Internet access via satellite, at far faster speeds than via
analog modems or even ISDN. (ZDNet News)
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