Edition: International
Products
0
Sections
Subscriptions
Subscriptions
General

TELEWEST TO DROP SEGA CHANNEL AFTER PROBLEMS

Monday 17 November 1997 | 00:00 CET | News
Telewest (UK), cable operator, plans to drop the Sega Channel, interactive computer games channel, at end-1997, after experiencing customer complaints, high churn, and technical difficulties. The Sega Channel was launched around June 1996 in the US by TCI, major Telewest shareholder, Sega and Time Warner, but has failed to attract a significant subscriber base in the UK or Europe. The system targets 16-bit console users, and has suffered due to the current popularity of 32-bit consoles. Sega has an estimated installed base of 224k units for its 32-bit Sega Saturn console in the UK. The Sega Channel is carried in Europe by Enico (Netherlands), cable operator, and TKS, Deutsche Telekom subsidiary, with both having experienced problems. Both firms will hold onto the channel while acquisition talks between Sega Channel and E-on, Internet content provider, take place. If a deal is successfully negotiated, interactive content for games other than the Sega Megadrive could be offered.

Free Headlines in your E-mail

Every day we send out a free e-mail with the most important headlines of the last 24 hours. Subscribe now.

Categories: General
Countries: United Kingdom
::: add a comment

Add comment

We welcome comments that add value to the discussion. We attempt to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam, and our editors frequently review the comments to ensure they are appropriate. If you see a comment that you believe is inappropriate to the discussion, you can bring it to our attention by using the report abuse links. As the comments are written and submitted by visitors of the Telecompaper website, they in no way represent the opinion of Telecompaper.






-/- 12%
decline of annual voice revenues
Spain  |  2015 Q1
::: more facts & figures

Calendar   /   Industry Events

27 Jul Orange Poland Q2 2015
27 Jul GigOptix Q2 2015
27 Jul Sohu.com Q2 2014
27 Jul Harmonic Q2 2015
27 Jul Inwit Q2 2015
27 Jul Megacable Q2 2015
28 Jul Ntelos Q2 2015
28 Jul Calix Q2 2015
28 Jul AudioCodes Q2 2015
28 Jul Twitter Q2 2015
28 Jul Megacable Q2 2015
28 Jul EE Q2 2015
28 Jul Orange Q2 2015
28 Jul Motorola press conference
29 Jul SBA Communications Q2 2015
29 Jul Facebook Q2 2015
29 Jul Ooredoo Q2 2015
29 Jul LG Electronics Q2 2015
29 Jul Sonus Networks Q2 2015
29 Jul Telefonica Brasil Q2 2015
29 Jul Level 3 Q2 2015
29 Jul KPN Q2 2015
29 Jul Sky fiscal Q4
29 Jul NTT Docomo fiscal Q1
29 Jul TeleCity Q2 2015
29 Jul American Tower Q2 2015
29 Jul Altice 2015 Q2
29 Jul Arris Q2 2015
29 Jul Equinix Q2 2015
29 Jul NXP Semiconductors Q2 2015
::: More Calendar Items
Twitter ::: follow Telecompaper on Twitter ::: follow
Facebook ::: like Telecompaper on Facebook ::: like
LinkedIn ::: connect with Telecompaper on LinkedIn ::: connect
Free Headlines ::: subscribe now