Gossip

NTL poachers hired as gamekeepers; NTL Hell becomes NTL Help!

by Sniffer | posted on 12 April 2002

The fate of ginger-group Web site NTHellworld is "secure" - it's been bought. Excellent! - financial stability, security, and ... hang on a moment, who, exactly, now owns this dissident bunch of fiercely independent opinion-formers?

NTL has had its troubles. And NTHellWorld has exposed them, fought to have them fixed, and made waves. And now ...

Well, you can't blame Frank, the founder; he has budgets to meet. "The future of NTHW is secure. NTHW remains a forum for the good and the not so good parts of being an NTL customer. But NTHW has a new owner. NTHW is now owned by NTL.

It is? "Yes. So why is this good news?" he asks in today's bulletin.

Go on, Frank, convince us. Persuade us that what we're sniffing isn't the smell of "sellout"?

"6. The company's future vision is to earn the right to rename this site www.nthelpworld.com " he says. Oh, dear ...