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July 2002
Worldpop axes jobs and trims ambitions
8.30am: Worldpop, the youth music portal launched by Peter Powell, is cutting jobs and abandoning plans to expand in Australia and New Zealand. By Owen Gibson.
November 2001
Worldpop faces closure
4pm: Former Radio 1 DJ and agent to the stars DJ Peter Powell is set to become the latest casualty of the dotcom crash. By Owen Gibson.
October 2001
Worldpop to change its name
8.30am: Peter Powell's company is to rebrand as it moves away from the music business, reports Julia Day.
August 2001
Hero steps in at Worldpop
4.30pm: Peter Powell's music company Worldpop has appointed youth marketing expert, Hero Davidson, to one of its top jobs. By Julia Day.
April 2001
Worldpop joins Tower Records for text message scheme
1.30pm: Peter Powell's Worldpop has teamed up with Tower Records to launch the retailer's first text messaging service, writes Julia Day.
March 2001
Mobile phones go pop
8.30am: Peter Powell's multimedia company Worldpop has started trials of pop quiz games played on mobile phones, writes Julia Day.
