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Beeb.com puts on Christmas wrappings

The BBC's commercial online arm, beeb.com, has relaunched with a new look for the Christmas season, focusing... Read more

25 November, 1999 by Matthew Broersma

News Burst: Marks & Spencer links with portals, interactive TV

...with two online portals, Microsoft's MSN UK and the BBC's beeb.com, and with the interactive-television offerings from Open and Telewest (quote... Read more

7 September, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

beeb.com to lay off 40 staff

...the staff to go in restructure... The BBC's commercial internet arm, beeb.com, is to lay off 40 staff - around half its workforce - as... Read more

29 January, 2002 by Will Sturgeon

BBC Internet services labelled anti-competitive

...Internet property under the public service arm of the BBC Online. Both Beeb.com and Freebeeb are part of BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of... Read more

24 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

BBC responds to critics of new "Freebeeb" net access

...match?" he said. Responding to the criticism, director of BBC Web site beeb.com and Freebeeb Rupert Miles denies the balance between commercial and public... Read more

2 September, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

5 years ago... BBC strengthens new media division

...involve developing interactive, ecommerce and customer response services for brands such as beeb.com, beeb.net, Audiocall, Two Way TV and future video-on-demand... Read more

30 July, 2004 by silicon.com staff

5 years ago... Beeb tight-lipped over net flotation

...99: The BBC has dismissed reports that it is considering floating its Beeb.com Net service on the stock market as "speculation". A report in... Read more

20 July, 2004 by silicon.com staff

365 Corporation silences music site

...shut down after its parent company 365 Corporation struck a deal with Beeb.com's Top of the Pops Site. Visitors to Music365 will now... Read more

20 August, 2001 by Sonya Rabbitte

Beeb Ventures, Beeb gains - but rivals still unhappy

...and venture capitalists TH Lee Global Internet Partners. It also operates the Beeb.com shopping portal Read more

3 April, 2001 by Ben King

BBC: Inform, educate, entertain and advertise?

...What's more, there are already enough complaints that services such as Beeb.com, by using the BBC's brand, are cashing in on something... Read more

1 November, 2000 by silicon.com staff

Selling out: Dyke plans commercial future for BBC Online

...uk domain. The BBC currently runs advertising on its commercial web presence, beeb.com, but Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC, revealed the corporation... Read more

31 October, 2000 by Ron Coates

Morning Edition: Telco deals and Wembley is going, going... gone

...website. The commercial arm of the state-owned broadcaster's internet interests, beeb.com, already carries advertisements but director general, Greg Dyke said he was... Read more

31 October, 2000 by Jon Bernstein

Symantec refocuses, Clickmango exits and firms seek talent

Robin Bloor and his team this week put security software firm Symantec under the spotlight, consider Clickmango's failure, and look at how to meet the demand for IT skills... Read more

11 September, 2000 by Bloor Research

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