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N.L. Reports. (Baseball).
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
With OF Danny Bautista (hamstring) and C Rod Barajas (wrist) activated
from the D.L. last week, the roster finally is near full strength. And that has manager Bob Brenly envisioning a true luxury in Phoenix: an everyday lineup. That will mean a settled infield, in particular. Almost every day until October, Brenly will use Shea Hillenbrand at first base, Craig Counsell at third and Junior Spivey at second.... RHP Randy Johnson threw 100 pitches in a start July 20 against the Padres--a surprising number because it was his first start after returning from the D.L. and just his fifth of the season. But Brenly says that although the team ...
- UK government urges regulator to split BT.(British Telecom)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...requested Oftel to pay special attention to possibility of splitting BT's network division from rest of business. News comes only weeks after BT's consumer and wholesale broadband price-cuts were approved by Oftel (see 2002/101a3). BT (UK; +44/20...
- Euro screen ad group acquired by rival.(RMB bought by Carlton Communications...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...www.rmb.be), currently owned by Belgian broadcaster RTBF and French cinema chain UGC (see also UK screen ad company teams up with UGC in this section), is present in 16 territories and dominant in many of them. Price is relatively low considering...
- 'Spider-Man' gets online sales boost.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...registering record-breaking online ticket sales. Fandango.com has reported that ticket sales on its site totalled $3m in the weeks leading up to the movie's release. Fandango rival AOL Moviefone has not provided specific figures, but claims to have sold...
- Canadian Internet homes opt for broadband.
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...Furthermore, report found Canadian broadband users are online for longer--an average of 14.3 hours a week, compared with 8.6 hours a week for dial-up users--and are more inclined to try different activities such as online banking and shopping...
- IBM to help Viacom deliver digital content.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...media company to deliver its properties over digital platforms. IBM (USA; +1/978 493 5111; www.ibm.com) will deploy a team of consultants with expertise in media and entertainment to help Viacom to develop digital asset management solutions for PC...
- DVD rental windows open in UK.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest June 1, 2002 700+ words
...experimenting. EV, one of UK's leading independents and sixth biggest video rental distributor in 2001, is trying out a 10-week DVD (and VHS) rental window for its 8 July 2002 release of Gosford Park. Move follows introduction of two-tier pricing strategy...
- DVD calling shots in Japanese video market. (Entertainment & Leisure).(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest June 1, 2002 700+ words
...recorders, although no specific numbers on market's growth were reported. In US market DVD player shipments during first 21 weeks of 2001 increased by almost 35 per cent on same period in 2001, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA...
- Potter video doing the business for Warner. (Entertainment & Leisure).(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest June 1, 2002 700+ words
...www.warnerbros.com), one week after title's release in US and three weeks after its debut in Europe and Japan. * Record first-week sales tally in North America of...the launch of DVD. * First-week rental revenues in US of $12...