"NGC (Telewest) has entered into a consultancy service and technology transfer agreement exclusively with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Telewest is assigning five specialists from its ISP arm, blueyonder broadband, to the venture.

The venture hopes to create premium gaming services for PS2 broadband users, including:

• Leagues, ladders and tournaments for players
• The chance to play across all networks in Europe
• Moderation, buddy lists and server management functionality

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"Telewest Broadband has today unveiled a new self-install option for customers wanting to sign-up to broadband internet with the company.

Customers who take the company's digital TV service can opt to buy a self-install kit for £12.50 to hook their computer up to the digital TV set-top-box (STB) via an ethernet interface. The STBs already contain a cable modem, which is utilised for two-way interactive services.

After asking for the pack, customers should receive it within forty-eight hours. Both 512kbps and 1Mbps service levels are available through the STB."

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A "walk in the park," area

I've won new cards. Lots of them. "Special, valuable these are," we are told. I spend a day there, everybody wants it, none can have it.

At first, I wonder if the juiciest section of my cards, are these blocks. Typical! Eleven, count them, I've never seen anything like them, eleven 'first name never nevers' as we call them. I put rectangles around mine, with big asterisks. Eleven out of eighteen. I get one every four sheets usually. Sometimes two on one sheet. Usually means they've applied and were turned down for some reason, usually stupid mistakes, bad credit.

After a while I speak to a solitary passer-by; he lived there, thinks one is still there some 'old harry' I think he said. "Waiting a bungalow. Not going anywhere else."

The place is simply amazing. Just about each flat has at least one window broken. I count them, to see if there is at least one door I'm able to knock. Eleven 'first name never nevers, and another four on the next sheet.

Passer-by told me the way up. I saunter past it and wonder what would be "up the steps, round the outside."

I wander around the back looking for numbers. There's more of the same the other side, another block. More. I see over one side, a workman carrying boards for windows talking to someone. Later two geezers with dark coats, tight hair cuts, striding my way. On a mission, no doubt. I see big white letters in place of the white handkerchief, "COURTS." We smile, I think, "I'm cool - I've got a badge." They're not after me. "Amazing," I say. They nod. We look around in awe at the wastefulness, and depravity of mankind. I share the spectacle for a minute with the knuckleheads. "Amazing," I says, "I gotta knock these." Chuckles and giggles and guffaws. "Nobody here, any more, mate. Nobody, nomore" I read out the street name on my sheet, "that's over there, the houses." Oh, good. More of same the people who still live around here, I say. And head off, once more about my business. Knock, knock. From Telewest, can I come in a minute? Cheers. Sniff.

I discover the remnants of... the people who once lived in the flats. Here, a door which has had several letters stapled to it.

Courts, I had in my mind. Drugs says Amanda. I wonder, a price list? :-)

I wonder, this could be a door to hell.

I swap the cards today. One day's enough, lots would want them, they're special.

Scut for knobs, anybody, get 'em while they're hot.

I do well today, all triple plays, credit cards, direct debits - good customers, nice people, in four hours, knocking bungalows and semis. Missed the rain and home in time for the family, back from their cousins' Christening.

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Stu Knight, not in my team but another big hitter. Must get a shot of him smiling, looks like he's going to nut me in this pic. Again Abdul is in the background, how does he do that?

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Some pix of the geezers at work. Here's Bal (left in the right picture) the big hitter with Abdul. Then we've got the big board, with me at number 4, I was once at number two. And another of Edward and Abdul.

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"CNX - which offers a mix of anime, live action programming and films - will be added to Telewest's Supreme digital cable package, which is taken by around 450,000 of Telewest's 829,000 digital cable customers."

I saw it on my TV today.

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"Telewest has reached agreement on a new £2.15bn bank overdraft as the cable giant inches towards completing the overhaul of its debt-laden balance sheet."

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"CNX - part of the Turner Broadcasting bouquet - will launch in the Supreme package on channel 148 on January 15.

Other channels launching on that date are FTN, from Telewest's content division, Flextech - on channel 123 in the Starter pack, and UK Bright Ideas, from the UKTV stable of channels - a joint venture between Flextech and BBC Worldwide - on channel 263 in the Starter pack."

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Jason our new FSM, is being plagued by bald men. Nick's in the foreground and young Shaun has his back to the camera.

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