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Technology Stocks : IATV-ACTV Digital Convergence Software-HyperTV -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Caravan who wrote (1348)	4/7/1999 10:46:00 AM
From: Champolion	Respond to of 13157

Extract from LA Times article... The deal follows Monday's announcement by Liberty that it would become the largest shareholder in General Instrument, a leading manufacturer of set-top-boxes that will enable viewers to send e-mails, shop and surf the Internet over their television sets. Liberty is buying an additional $280 million in General Instrument shares to increase its to 18%. Liberty also has stakes in other companies supplying services developed for advanced set-top boxes. For instance, Liberty owns 8% of ACTV, which will initially supply sports applications that enable viewers to click a remote to get alternative camera angles, sports statistics and replays while they watch games.