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To: mike.com who wrote (1024)	4/1/1999 7:39:00 AM
From: Jim Mulis	Respond to of 13157

To all, The opportunities for international interactive digital tv services, enhanced by ACTV are just beginning. I wonder how far down the road China is? Scoot.com plc ('Scoot' or the 'Company') (SCOP); Digital TV partnership with Cable & Wireless Communications (CWZ) LONDON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Scoot (Nasdaq: SCOP - news) the UK interactive branded services company has formed its first digital TV partnership agreement with Cable & Wireless Communications (''CWC''), the largest UK provider of integrated telecommunications and television entertainment services. The agreement will see Scoot develop and supply a digital interactive service to the CWC interactive TV platform using the Scoot branded marketing services and arts & entertainment products. These will be distributed to the CWC UK digital subscriber base. The Scoot value-added database of over 2 million business records will be integrated onto franchise areas and borders. The Scoot service will be accessible either from a 'Digital Interactive Services' or 'Local Information Services' menu and via 'hot' buttons on interactive TV advertisements and programs. In addition, Scoot's subscriber listings will have the potential to contain a link to the subscriber's home page or virtual shop site. Scoot will host a number of these pages and sites on its servers with the added benefit to subscribers of using Scoot's proprietary transactional facilities at the time of the launch in October 1999. Robert Bonnier, CEO of Scoot commented: ''The increasing level of interactivity provided by digital TV provides a powerful new platform for the Scoot services. This first digital partnership will extend the visibility of Scoot beyond the telephone based and internet applications, endorsing our brand whilst providing clear opportunities for the generation of incremental transaction revenue streams.'' Adrian Chamberlain, Managing Director, Consumer Markets at Cable & Wireless Communications said: ''This is an exciting addition to our interactive program giving consumers the power to access a comprehensive range of entertainment and information services.'' Scoot.com plc Scoot.com is an interactive branded services company, providing buyers with powerful decision making information and connecting them directly with sellers through a range of interactive distribution channels. The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (SCO.L) and on NASDAQ (SCOP). Scoot services operate in the UK and also in the Netherlands and Belgium through a joint venture with VNU. The UK service is available on freephone 0800 192192, through Vodafone Scoot 333 and via the internet on www.scoot.com Cable & Wireless Communications plc Cable and Wireless Communications is the largest provider of integrated telecommunications and television entertainment services in the United Kingdom. The company serves customers nationally with a broad range of facilities-based network services including local, national and international voice, data and Internet services, and in certain regions, multichannel television and, through resale, mobile telecommunications services. Cable & Wireless Communications is one of the largest carriers of wholesale telecommunications traffic in the United Kingdom and the ninth largest carrier of international traffic in the world. Cable & Wireless Communications is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CWZ.L) and on the New York Stock Exchange (CWZ). SOURCE: SCOOT.com plc