P175 Teletext 175 Feb 2 01:51:21 West Midlands nt(/t ——————————————— Cricket ——————————————— REEVE TO SIGN FORMER WARWJCKS TEAM-MATE Warwickshire's resjrvj kjepjr Michael Burns is to ditch the gloves and take up a two-year contract with Somjrsjt. Former Warwicks captain Dermot Rjevj, the new coach at Taunton, plans to use him as a batsman and occasional medium pace bowler. Burns has enjoyed some success as a bowler when playing for West Bromwich Dartmouth in the Birmingham Ljaguj. ——————————————————————————————————————— Soccer index 140 Sport index 131 DON'T MISS OUR SPORTS POLL ON pQ38 Next Page National TV Sport WjathjrP175 Teletext 175 Feb 2 04:48:19 FEATURING TWO GENTLEMEN ————— —————————— ——————————————— "Hello, good sir. Your face is very red. Are you a wizard?" "No way! I'vj just been running, bjcausj I hear that your shop sells the best Sega information in town." "It curtainly does. What information wisc you after?" "I need the full lowdown on Sega's mjrgjr with Bandai." "Oh boy! I got that right here, you cheeky creep." ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Tjin for two 140 Fingjt the index 170 BAMBER DEVELOPS WOMENSW HAIR p152 Charts Sids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 2 04:48:36 SEGAOBANDAI VEWS SPECIAL ————— ——————————% / ——————————————— Sonic the Hedgehog and the Power Rangers are getting married. Actually, thjyWri not even getting married; they'ti being spliced into one. You could say thjyWri becoming the "Shower PO that'd bj stupid. As of October 1st 1997, Sega Enterprises Ltd and toy giant Band!i Company Ltd are becoming one company, Sega Bandai Ltd. The news has sent ripples down the chest of Mr Games Industry. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Worm Show 196 Othjt index 400 DOCTOR, MY LEGS A5E BUBBLED-UP p198 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 2 04:48:53 SEGA/BANDAI VEWS SPECIAL ————— —————————— ——————————————— On first appearance the mjrgjt "jtwiin Sega and Bandai is a life-savjt for both companies. Sega will benefit from Bandai's mjrchandisjng and visual/musical expjrtisj, whereas Bandai will gain from Sega's ixpjriunce with digital entertainment and thjmj parks. Combined, Sega Bandai Ltd's net sales is over £3.5 billion. A lot of money in any terms. But it hasn't convinced Wall Street. ——————————————————————————————————3 Tjin for two 140 Finger the index 170 BAMBJR DEVELOPS WOMENS' HAIR p152 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 2 04:40:00 SEGA/BANDAI NEWS SPECIAL ————— —————————— ——————————————— Expected investment in the new Sega Bandai Ltd has been lacking so far. Brokers are either holding off to see what sort of company the new mjrgjt will create. Or they fear that jvjn the combined strength of the two ism't enough to fight off Sony and Nintendo. Devastatingly, shares in both companies dipped dramatically following the announcement of the mjrgjr. Perhaps the quick-fix Sega njedjd wonWt bj so jasz to conj by. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Worm Show 196 Other index 400 DOCTOR, MY LEGS ARE BUBBLED-UP p198 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Fed 2 04:20:27 SEGA/BANDAI NEWS SPECIAL ————— —————————— ——————————————— The PlayStation holds a 50 pet cunt share in the global next generation console market. It's the sheet strength of Sony'u position that has most likely burn responsible for the cool reaction to the Sega and Bandai mjrgjt from stock market traders. "T(is mjrgjr probably reflects the sjnsj of crisis ovjt Sony's growing vjdjogamj market dominance," one analyst remarked. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Tjin for two 140 Fingjt the index 070 BAMBER DEVELOPS WOMENS' HAIR p152 Chartw Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 2 04:21:44 SEGA/BANDAI NEWS SPECIAL ————— —————————— ——————————————— Though the initial reaction to Sega and Bandai's mjtgjt from the stock markets has been one of indifferunce, the long- term prospects are far rosiez. The new company will bj able to bring together its different strands of expjrtisj to make a head-start in the battle for multimedia dominance. The Internet, vjdjogames, music, television - all the ingredients are there for Sega'u follow-up to the Saturn to bj a bona-fidj set-top box. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Worm Show 196 Othjt index 400 DOCTOR, MY LEGS ARE BUBBLED-UP p198 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Feb 2 04:41:32 SEGA/BANDAI NEWS SPECIAL ————— —————————— ——————————————— Sega have confirmed that they won't bj dropping out of the hardware market. However, it's unlikely that it wants a repeat of the current bloody console battle with Sony and Nintendo. For this reason, weWd speculate that the Sega Bandai follow-up to the Saturn will bj something far more than a basic vjjjoobmj machjnj. Of course, it's unlikely to imjrgj until the ind of the century. But we do so enjoy a little speculation fun. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Teen for two 140 Fingjt the index 170 BAMBER DEVELOPS WOMENSW HAIR p154 Charts Kids Club 140 TV