The Dutch free daily DAG will launch a narrowcast channel that will be viewable in 1,200 cafés across the Netherlands, Newspaper Innovation reported Wednesday.

DAG is owned by PCM publishers and the telecom company KPN.

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Indonesia could see some 40,000 villages linked with fiber-optic networks, giving them telephone and Internet connections, should the nation's government open the project for approval in Surabaya, East Java on Nov. 30.

The project would link the entire archipelago with a fiber-optic network, which would be called the Palapa Ring Project, said Muhammad Nuh, Indonesia's information and communication minister.

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Although U.S. newspapers reported a print ad revenue fall in the third quarter, the number of visitors to the newspaper Web sites went up 3.7 percent, according to the Newspaper Association of America.

Over 59 million people, or 37.1 percent of all active online users, visited newspaper Web sites during the quarter, growing from 56.9 million a year ago, the Newspaper Association stated, citing data provided by Nielsen//NetRatings.

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Lithuanian free daily 15min has expanded content by adding new supplements, including the new bi-weekly 15min SAU, Newspaper Innovation reported.

The magazine-like supplement covers psychology, beauty, innovations, travel and housing.

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Fewer than four percent of Africans have an Internet connection, a depressing statistic Connect Africa, a summit of African politicians, international lenders and IT leaders, hopes to change.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was able to persuade Microsoft to help monitor the progress of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) investment in the continent with an online application called Global View, based on Microsoft's Virtual Earth, but hosted by the ITU, Heise Online reported Wednesday.

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The Financial Mail in the United Kingdom is breaking fresh ground among national papers by launching a Polish supplement.

The business and personal finance section of the Mail on Sunday will launch reports in English and Polish, and as an online version at www.thisismoney.co.uk.

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Thanks to new advertising programmes and expected expansion into the mobile phone services arena, Google Inc. shares have eclipsed $700, adding $100 in less than a month.

Google stock rose $5.38 to $700.15 in Nasdaq Stock Market trading Wednesday morning in New York, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Even earlier in the morning, shares had reached $704.79.

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Trinity Mirror has hired News Corporation's mobile head from its Australian digital branch to lead its interactive group.

Rick Gleave will develop, test and launch Trinity Mirror's various content subscriptions services to mobile phones, MediaGuardian reported Wednesday.

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More than 10 percent of U.S. homes are receiving HD channels, according to new data from Nielsen.

The research firm also found that 11.3 percent, or 12.7 million, of 112.8 million U.S. homes not only have HD sets, but “have activated the service to receive the more pristine feed.” Some 13.7 percent have HD-compatible TVs, so the "turn-on" rate is significant.

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