Subscriber growth at BSkyB is set to beat consensus expectations when the group releases its full-year financial results on 11 August, according to Lehman Brothers analysts. The broker forecasts that Sky will add a further 128,000 customers to its digital satellite service, taking the total to 6.84 million. This growth prediction is at the top… Continue reading BSkyB Results To Beat Consensus, Says Lehman Brothers
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Further trading information from key advertising businesses confirms that Q2 is shaping up to be very similar to Q1, that is to say relatively flat throughout, according to Merrill Lynch analysts. As mentioned earlier this week – when the broker tweaked its US ad growth forecasts (see Merrill Lynch Tweaks Advertising Forecasts) – the US… Continue reading Agencies See Flat To Negative Second Quarter
Gay men and women are amongst the first groups to adopt new technology devices and online tools, making them a key demographic for online marketers, according to a new report from Forrester Research. In a study of 60,000 US households, Forrester asked respondents their sexual orientation for the first time. The results show that gay… Continue reading Gays Are Technology Adopters, Finds Forrester
The global market for wireless gaming will grow from $561 million in 2002 to $41.3 billion in 2007, according to a report from The Research Room. Much of the new revenue will be derived from Java and BREW downloadable games which will have attracted almost 150 million users in four years time. Service providers will… Continue reading Wireless Gaming Set For Growth Spurt
The majority of consumers are not prepared to pay to avoid advertising on television, according to a new survey commissioned by Media Planning Group. The research into “convergence” was carried out to assess how the increasing popularity of personal video recorders (PVR) and video on demand services (VOD) has affected the use of televisions and… Continue reading Viewers Not Interested In Paying To Avoid TV Commercials
Shares in Cordiant Communications were delisted today as WPP moved closer to completing the takeover of the struggling advertising group. In an anticipated move, the London Stock Exchange said this morning that securities in Cordiant had been cancelled from their official listing. There can be no more trading in the company’s stock. There is now… Continue reading WPP Closes In On Cordiant, Shares Delisted
Gannett, the largest newspaper publisher in the US, has announced a 6.7% increase in second quarter earnings, boosted by stronger advertising at its UK operations. The company, which has a portfolio of 100 daily newspapers in the US, including USA Today, reported that profits grew to $324.3 million from $303.9 million in Q2 2002. Similarly,… Continue reading Gannett Revenues Bolstered By Newsquest Sales
United Pan-Europe Communications, the largest cable television company in Europe, has taken a step closer to emerging from bankruptcy after the Dutch attorney general advised the supreme court to reject a creditor appeal blocking the move. Earlier this year, UPC’s restructuring programme was approved by shareholders (see UPC On The Road To Recovery) and the… Continue reading UPC Ready To Emerge From Bankruptcy
US newspaper groups Dow Jones and New York Times Company have both reported Q2 advertising revenue figures slightly ahead of Merrill Lynch analysts’ expectations. NYT saw advertising revenues rise by 3.3% to $480 million during the quarter, $3 million better than analyst forecasts. However, whilst circulation revenues rose by 4.4% to $221 million, this was… Continue reading US Newspaper Publishers See Some Ad Gains
US online advertising spend will not return to the boom levels of 2000 for another three years, according to the latest set of forecasts from eMarketer. In 2000, at the height of dotcom fever, US online advertising revenues topped $8 billion, but rapidly fell back to just $6.0 billion last year. However, growth has now… Continue reading Latest US Ad Forecasts From eMarketer